Knee Board decisions

The Board is unable to make a decision on the service connection claim as requested because it needs more information about the Veteran's in-service knee injury at Camp Barrett, Quantico Marine Corps Base. The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence of his in-service injury and treatment records are needed.

The Veteran seeks compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from VA treatment in December 2005 to August 2006, which allegedly resulted in a right below the knee amputation. The Board has determined that further development is needed and has remanded the case.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The appeal is based on the denial of service connection for various conditions, including right knee limitations, instability, lumbar spine disabilities, and radiculopathies.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left and right knee degenerative joint diseases were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound is remanded due to the possibility of worsening service-connected disabilities. His increased rating claim for spine disability is also referred back for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting higher disability ratings for her service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection and increased rating claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a lack of sufficient rationale in the previous VA examination opinions.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for left knee internal derangement is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining employment records from USPS and a VA examination.

The Veteran's PTSD is found to be service-connected due to a stressor during his active duty in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations. The memory loss and insomnia are also considered as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness or chronic disability related to service. However, there is no evidence supporting a separate diagnosis for degenerative joint disease that can be attributed to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, a sleep disorder, joint pain involving the knees and wrists, fatigue, headaches, neuropsychological symptoms, and PTSD. The evidence received since September 2002 does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right knee, and skin disorder of the face disabilities. The Veteran's hypertension reduction from 20% to 10% was found proper.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and PTSD, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation due to significant effects on the Veteran's occupational and daily activities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is requesting entitlement to TDIU. The case has been remanded for further development including obtaining vocational rehabilitation records and conducting a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tongue cancer, right knee disability, and low back disability did not have onset during his active service or are not otherwise related to military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left knee disability is related to his active military service, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities do not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment of a sedentary nature.

The Veteran's right knee and left hip disabilities have been granted service connection, but the RO is directed to remand for further development of his left hip disability and left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and requests for additional information. The Veteran is seeking service connection for right and left knee disorders, as well as reopening a claim for bilateral pes planus.