Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for a low back disability and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability. The Veteran's representative argues that proper notification was not provided regarding these issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for residuals of a skull fracture and residuals of a right knee injury. The Veteran's STRs were reviewed, but no additional relevant records have been provided.

The Board has remanded the case due to a new claim of service connection for knee disability, and the TDIU claim is still pending. A VA examination will be scheduled to assess the impact of all service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability. The cervical spine disability claim is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's TDIU claim will be re-adjudicated in accordance with the Court Order and Joint Motion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that his statements regarding continuity of symptoms were not credible and that no evidence supported a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding whether his current left knee and foot disabilities were caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of marked limitation of motion in the left ankle, and thus no higher evaluation was warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his blindness and PTSD, are found to have caused or contributed substantially to his death from renal failure due to hypertension.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating for her right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as the RO found that his left knee conditions did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a left knee disability as secondary to a right knee disability due to new and material evidence. The Veteran's current left knee disability is found to be at least partially related to his right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim to reopen his left knee disorder was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination and consideration of the issue of an extraschedular rating.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations of her eyes and joints.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a statement of the case on service connection for coronary artery disease and an examination to determine his employability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including new VA examinations and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 are denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine if his left hip replacement was caused or aggravated by a service-connected right knee injury.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left Achilles tendon disabilities were denied, while his claim for service connection for a left knee disability was granted.