Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for increased SMC based on the need for a higher level of aid and attendance is being remanded due to concerns about his service-connected conditions, including bronchiectasis with bronchitis and pulmonary fibrosis. Additional examination is needed to determine if he requires a higher level of aid and attendance.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right wrist, left leg (shin splints), right ankle, or right knee disability that was incurred during service. The Veteran's symptoms were not shown to be related to his service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his right knee disabilities and reconcile previous examinations. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for DJD of the right knee and right knee instability are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to clarify whether any current lumbar spine disorder is related to service or service-connected right knee disability and if so, whether it is aggravated by the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of his service-connected psychiatric disability and whether it renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability and anemia, but denied the claims for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, bilateral knee disabilities, and anemia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, foot, and neurological disabilities were denied. The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for left and right knee arthritis but has determined that there is no current disability of either hip or TMT joint. Service connection was not granted as the evidence does not establish a nexus to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing a VA examination regarding his ability to work.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities do not warrant increased disability ratings as they are currently evaluated.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for left knee limitation of motion and instability was denied. The current disability rating is 30 percent for limitation of motion, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the appellant's right knee disability is not related to service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the medical opinions provided. The case will be returned to the Board for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (headaches, right knee injury, and hypertension) prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of failed back syndrome as secondary to the right knee disability, finding no formal or informal claim prior to April 28, 1997.,The Board granted compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. §​ 1151 for atrophy of the right quadriceps and buttocks with an effective date of June 3, 1982.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and for further development of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular evaluation would be warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied due to lack of new and material evidence, or because the conditions are not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a personal hearing, and no hearing has yet been conducted. The appeal is being returned to the AOJ for further review.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and new evidence presented by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as he did not have a current disability that meets the regulatory requirements to constitute a disability for VA compensation purposes. The Board found that his tinnitus claim must be remanded due to insufficient evidence of nexus between in-service noise exposure and current symptoms.