Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with a Joint Motion, including consideration of additional evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities are not service-connected due to lack of chronicity in service and no continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee arthritis is not causally related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right thumb laceration and remanded the remaining issues due to new evidence received since the last decision. The Veteran's claim for bilateral shoulder disorder, neck/upper back disorder, lower back disorder, and bilateral knee disorders is still pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 50 percent disabling from August 16, 2013. The Board finds that the evidence supports a higher rating for his left knee disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, joint pain disorder, reaction to an anthrax shot, migraine headaches (secondary to PTSD), chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative changes, and fibromyalgia. The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to service.

The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current right knee disabilities are not related to service or her service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a right knee examination, and issuing a supplemental statement of the case regarding service connection issues.

The Board has determined that arthritis of the bilateral knees was incurred in service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant before a decision could be made.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing VA examinations to address the etiology of various conditions. The Veteran's claims are currently pending.

The Veteran does not have a current bilateral ear disorder, claimed as bilateral ear infections.,There is no evidence of a right knee injury or disease incurred in service. The current right knee strain is considered to be unrelated to service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right ankle disability has been granted, with a current rating of 10 percent.

The Veteran's increased disability ratings for right and left knee strains, as well as his instability conditions, have been granted. His GERD with duodenitis has also received an increase in rating.

The Veteran's postoperative right knee disability, including arthritis and meniscus tears with limitation of motion, is currently rated at 10 percent. A separate 10 percent rating for medial-lateral instability of the right knee was granted effective from February 1, 2007 to March 23, 2008, and from July 9, 2008.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining medical records and VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the appellant's left knee, left ankle, and migraine headache disorders.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not cause him to be unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that additional examinations and opinions are necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and left knee chondrocalcinosis, as these conditions may be related to his service-connected right knee disability.