Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and extent of his service-connected spine and right and left knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed in order to make a determination on the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral knee disability. The Veteran will be provided with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his current disabilities, as well as any pertinent private treatment records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence and need for a VA examination, as well as incomplete records. The appellant's service-connected right knee disability will be evaluated again.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling a clinical opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and knee disorders, and providing an appropriate supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether any disability is related to active duty or secondary to a service-connected condition. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are also being addressed.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right knee condition is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a separate rating for a neurological disorder due to the service-connected right knee disability, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for several of his claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted. The claims are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities, including whether they are related to service.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain VA treatment records and provide another examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities of the right knee, lumbar spine, and cervical spine are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's increased ratings for her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities were granted, but the appeal remains in appellate status as maximum schedular ratings have not been assigned.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations, as well as the potential impact on his entitlement to TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension, left knee disability, cervical spine disability, and left shoulder disability were not incurred or aggravated during his military service. The VA examiner concluded that there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of hypertension in service or within one year post-service, and thus denied these claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to inadequate examinations and inextricably intertwined issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, and neck disabilities have been granted.,All issues on appeal are now resolved.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for instability of the right knee is granted, effective from November 13, 2008.

The Veteran's right knee disability was evaluated as 20 percent disabling from July 22, 2009 to November 2, 2015. The Board denied entitlement to higher schedular ratings and extraschedular evaluations for the period prior to November 2, 2015.

The Board found that the Veteran's sleep apnea did not have its onset in active service and was not due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The hypertension diagnosis is from 2016, which does not meet the one-year presumptive period for hypertension. The left knee disorder has no evidence of onset during service.,The Board denied all three issues on appeal as there was insufficient evidence to establish service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee arthritis and right knee arthritis due to inadequate examination reports, failure to address functional loss during flare-ups, and need for additional VA treatment records.