Knee Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examinations and incomplete evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employability. The case will be returned to the Board after this.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are related to his military service, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's service records and medical treatment records, as well as to clarify his claims for prostate cancer. The appeal will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's claim for additional compensation for a dependent student daughter was denied as he was not eligible for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and VA disability compensation until August 8, 2007. The benefits were withheld from March 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008 due to his concurrent receipt of military retired pay and VA compensation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral knee and lower leg disorder or an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically PTSD. The in-service complaints were found to be acute and transitory without any residual disability noted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions and their relationship to service.

The case is being remanded for further examination and consideration of the Veteran's claims regarding his right foot, knee, and leg disorders. The examiner must determine if there are current disabilities related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right ankle and left knee disabilities are not related to her service, including ADT in October 1988. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied service connection for varicose veins and bilateral knee disorders, finding that the Veteran's conditions pre-existed his military service and did not chronically increase in severity during any period of active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected right and left knee stress fractures, finding that the evidence did not show limitation of flexion or extension to a degree warranting a higher rating.,Additionally, the TDIU claim was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of the Veteran's knee disabilities on his employment.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for MRSA due to lack of allegation of specific error. The Veteran's claims for right shoulder, right ankle, and lung disabilities are denied as there is no current diagnosis or symptoms.

The Board finds that the Veteran's residuals of a right knee injury are at least as likely as not related to his military service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his left knee disability is being remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for additional development.

The Veteran's right knee disability was initially rated as noncompensable prior to August 15, 2011 and granted a compensable rating thereafter.,The Veteran's residuals of the right ulna fracture were not found to warrant any compensation.

The Veteran does not have a current right ankle, foot, or knee disability. She has been diagnosed with GERD and irritable bowel syndrome which had their onset in service.,Service connection is granted for GERD and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's chest, knee, and neck disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board videoconference hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and a meniscectomy, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds no basis for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosed left knee disability and there was no chronic left knee disorder in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is denied.