Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination reports and missing VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims for service connection, temporary total rating, and right shoulder disability are also pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected left knee disability and low back disability.

The Veteran's right hip disability is related to service and granted. Other claims for service connection, TDIU, and increased ratings are addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss and wrist/knee disorders, were denied as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology. The Board found that the Veteran did not have current diagnoses for some of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification of her preferred hearing type and scheduling a new hearing.

The Veteran's right knee disorder is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right knee disorder.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a temporary total rating for convalescence due to left knee surgery from August 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back, right and left ankle, and bilateral knee disorders are related to his military service. The acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be related to his in-service parachute jumps.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new opinion on the issue of service connection for bilateral pes planus. The other issues are also being remanded.

The Board found no evidence of arthritis or other knee disability during service and the Veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The psychiatric disability was rated at 70 percent from March 18, 2014, forward.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or functional loss due to pain, and assigned a 30 percent rating effective July 1, 2012.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent for limitation of extension and a separate 10 percent rating has been granted for instability, resulting in a combined rating of 20 percent.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee chondromalacia warranted a separate 10 percent rating for instability, but denied any higher ratings based on limitation of motion.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting further examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability, including osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease, is service-connected as it resulted from his active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling medical examinations, and considering new evidence.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized as patellofemoral syndrome, is related to his in-service complaints. The Board finds that the Veteran's service connection claim for this condition is granted. The initial rating claim for his left knee arthritis remains pending.