Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's right knee instability is currently rated at 10 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher initial disability rating. For the period from April 20, 2011, he has degenerative joint disease of the right knee that manifested pain and noncompensable limitation of motion.

The Board has granted a 10% disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, but denied an increased rating for his right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including heel sprains, knee arthritis, ankle sprains, and low back disorder. The RO has assigned initial evaluations for these conditions, but the Veteran is seeking higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence in the April 2009 VA examination report, and the need for a new VA joints examination to determine if the Veteran's right knee disability is related to service or his service-connected left knee condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the service connection claim for a hysterectomy, as well as increased ratings and TDIU claims. The Veteran will be provided with VA examinations and an addendum opinion regarding her hysterectomy claim.

The Veteran's appeal for automobile and adaptive equipment or a special home adaptation grant is granted. The claim for a special home adaptation grant is moot due to the RO's December 2011 grant of specially adapted housing.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or service-connected conditions. The claim for PTSD was also denied as new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's complaints of knee and elbow pain during service were not documented, and no current disabilities have been diagnosed. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection as his claimed conditions are not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including verification of in-service knee surgery and a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other criteria.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to reassess the severity of his right knee disability and an opinion on whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities and to attempt to obtain relevant private treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death while the appeal was pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis in both knees was incurred during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board finds that the reduction from a 30 percent to a 10 percent evaluation for residuals of a right leg fracture, effective February 1, 2006 was proper.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all, as the issues are related to the evaluation of existing disabilities.

The Veteran wants to testify at a personal hearing before the Board due to his request, and this case is being remanded for that purpose.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records from his past care providers.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has determined that the September 2001 rating decision denying service connection for a cervical spine disability, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and a right knee disability is final. New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen these claims.