Knee Board decisions

The Veteran is granted service connection for residuals of left breast surgery and a skin disability of the left ear lobe. Service connection was denied for a skin disability of the right ear lobe and a left knee disorder.,Service connection has been established for a current diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the left knee, which is related to an injury sustained during service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for clarification of the range of motion findings from a previous VA examination.

The Board has determined that the claimant's right and left knee disorders, as well as his low back disorder, are at least as likely as not due to repetitive-type injury sustained during service. As a result, these conditions have been granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right knee disability does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as her extension limitation is never more than 0 degrees.

The Veteran is permanently and totally disabled due to service-connected disabilities, including his right knee and lumbar spine conditions. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities are productive of loss of use of both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair. As a result, the Veteran is eligible for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records from Social Security Administration.

The Veteran does not have current diagnoses of right hip or bilateral knee disorders, and her service treatment records do not support a finding of such disabilities. The Board finds that she is not entitled to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's tinnitus, PTSD, and right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia were all found to be related to service. The Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and issuing a Statement of the Case (SOC) for the initial compensable evaluation claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for brain damage, memory loss, joint pain not otherwise specified, and somatoform psychiatric disability have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of a current disability that is related to active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chronic headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and knee disabilities, were denied as the evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for further examinations. The issues of increased ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and chondromalacia of the left knee are also being addressed.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and an initial rating of 10 percent for the lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's appeal regarding the increased initial rating for the lumbar spine disability is remanded to issue a Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examination regarding his hepatitis C, right knee disability, and hepatitis B rating.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for further development, including a VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a left knee disability due to any incident of his active duty service or due to a service-connected right knee disability. The preponderance of evidence reflects that the Veteran's current left knee disability is less than likely related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left tibia disability and arthritis of the right knee were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of VA treatment records.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including post-operative right anterior cruciate ligament tear and residuals of semilunar cartilage removal, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the current evaluation does not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has denied reopening the claims of service connection for bilateral knee disorders, right foot disorder, and residual lacerations of the arms and legs. The new evidence received does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.