Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and locating any outstanding private treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected knee and foot disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of a back disability or right knee disorder that was caused by service, and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination of his right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right knee disability, and thus cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, bilateral hip degenerative joint disease, and bilateral knee disability. However, it denied these claims as there was no evidence linking the current conditions to his active service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current bilateral foot, knee, and back disabilities. The Veteran is requested to provide any outstanding medical records and a VA examination will be scheduled.

The Veteran's left knee disability was granted a 60 percent rating effective March 19, 2015. The RO found that the residuals of his total left knee replacement met the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal of the issue regarding a disability manifested by chest pain has been withdrawn. The Board is dismissing this issue as it does not have jurisdiction to review it.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee disorder is not related to his active duty service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an increased initial rating for his left knee disability is dismissed due to the absence of a controversy. Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining SSA and VA treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, right leg disability (including as secondary to right knee and ankle osteoarthritis), and respiratory disorder. The decision also found that the current ratings for right knee and ankle osteoarthritis were appropriate.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle degenerative joint disease is proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability, left knee disability, and left ankle disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred on August 11, 2009 is denied as the treatment was not rendered in an emergency situation and there were feasible VA options available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hearing loss, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for right knee osteoarthritis and residuals of a right shoulder acromioclavicular joint separation prior to May 8, 2012 were denied as there was no evidence showing that the conditions warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's current bilateral knee degenerative joint disease and his military service or any service-connected disability. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for low back disability, chest pain, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left shoulder disability, arthritis, bilateral knee disabilities, left ankle injury, and psychiatric disability. The appeals are now remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.