Knee Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is not related to active service and cannot be presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee arthritis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and sleep apnea, finding no evidence of these conditions during his military service or that they are related to his service.

The VA determined that the Veteran's left knee disability was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not related to a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, arthritis, a bilateral knee disability, and a bilateral eye disability. The decision also addressed his claim for TDIU but did not specify its outcome.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a right knee disability and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and considering the evidence in its entirety.

The Board found no evidence of current right or left foot disabilities, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.,For the right knee condition, the Veteran's lay statements were not sufficient to establish a nexus with service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the unavailability of his service treatment records and need for further medical examination.

The Board has determined that additional VCAA notice is required as the current notice did not include a list of service-connected disabilities and an explanation of the information or evidence needed to establish a disability rating and effective date.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals on initial ratings for left knee disability due to his withdrawal of the appeal before a decision was made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability associated with hematuria, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The claims for right knee disorder and bilateral shoulder disorder are remanded for further examination to determine their etiology. The initial compensable evaluation for deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis is also remanded.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for another Travel Board hearing due to the inability to produce a transcript of his previous hearing.

The Veteran's left knee disability, post-total knee replacement, is currently rated at 30 percent and the Board finds that an evaluation in excess of this rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for another examination to determine the etiology of his current condition, which may be related to in-service motor vehicle accident and physical duties.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as an increased rating for the Veteran's right ankle disability. The evidence did not support a finding that any current knee disability was related to service or aggravated by another service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his left knee and bilateral leg disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to higher disability ratings for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease, left knee and right knee conditions.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee disability was denied. The RO found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to September 30, 2008 and from September 30, 2008.