Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain and low back strain, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 1, 2005 for the grant of service connection for a right knee disorder as the earliest date that entitlement arose was May 7, 2008.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling appropriate examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling new examinations to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee osteoarthritis and hearing loss, do not render him unemployable as he is still capable of performing sedentary work.

The Board has granted service connection for chloracne and right and left knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service. The claim for keratosis and hyperkeratosis (claimed as dry skin, tunnels in and under skin, wart-like growths on the feet, extra dry hands, and skin cancer) has been reopened due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims, including a new VA examination for left foot disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, finding that his symptoms are manifestations of his service-connected fibromyalgia and thus not separate disabilities.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to service connection for right hip disorder, left hip disorder, and right knee disorder. As a result, these claims are dismissed.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a right inguinal hernia and left knee disorder, but denied these claims on the merits. The Veteran's left knee disorder is not related to his right knee disorder or service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board's decision, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board finds that the Veteran as likely as not developed right knee arthritis during service. The claim for left foot disability is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relationship to service.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 25, 1971 for the grant of service connection for residuals of anterior cruciate ligament injury of the left knee.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Veteran's other claims are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder is being remanded due to the unavailability of his service treatment records and the need for further examination.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current right or left knee disability related to service, and thus denied the appellant's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee strain is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to outstanding VA and SSA records.

The Veteran's right knee strain post patellar dislocation has been rated at 10 percent since June 23, 2011.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary for the claims of service connection for left knee and hip disabilities, as well as whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability. The case is being remanded for these purposes.