Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disorder and whether it is related to her service-connected back and/or right knee disabilities. The claim will be readjudicated based on both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion regarding the etiology of his degenerative joint disease and whether it is related to his service-connected left knee disability or secondary to it.

The Board finds that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability was aggravated during service, and his bilateral knee disability is due to a congenital condition pre-existing service. The claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability and granted it, finding that there is sufficient evidence to establish a current disability, in-service onset, and a relationship between the current condition and service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury. The issue will be remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for a VA examination regarding eligibility for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's right knee disability has been rated at 10 percent since January 20, 2007. The RO increased the rating to 20 percent effective March 14, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, status post dislocation. The claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee disabilities and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and anxiety) are not related to his active service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the withdrawal of his claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left tibial medial meniscal fracture. The Board also finds that another examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disorder and left knee disorder.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection of cervical spine, lumbar spine, left hip, and both knees. The Veteran's current disabilities are found to be related to his active duty as a Navy Seal.

The Veteran's left collarbone disability and left knee disabilities are not currently evaluated at a higher rating.,The Veteran's lumbar spine strain with degenerative disc disease is currently evaluated at 20 percent prior to December 16, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to provide him with adequate notice and opportunity for a Board hearing. The issues of non-payment of VA compensation benefits, as well as increased evaluations for bilateral patellofemoral arthritis, are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining complete service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for an updated VA examination and clarification on whether he still desires a DRO hearing. The current severity of his right knee disability will be assessed.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disability that manifested to a compensable degree within the presumptive period, was etiologically related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, and is not proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee meniscus tear, status post right knee meniscectomy is related to military service and grants the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disability and increased ratings for his right knee internal derangement and right hand foreign object, finding no current diagnosis of a low back disability and that the existing disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's service connection claims for urticaria, seasonal allergic rhinitis, and right knee degenerative joint disease have been granted. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for his right knee disability.

The Veteran's left knee disabilities, specifically degenerative joint disease and left knee instability, have been rated at 20 percent for the former condition and 10 percent for the latter. The Board found that these ratings were appropriate based on the current evidence of record.