Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected degenerative changes of the left and right knees, status post bilateral total arthroplasty. The RO must also obtain updated treatment records from December 2008.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's right ankle and knee, or bilateral hearing loss. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to locate VA treatment records and provide proper VCAA notice.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from McGuire Air Force Base and providing VCAA notice regarding her service connection claim for skin allergies.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including psychiatric conditions, knee and spine issues, high blood pressure, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is being remanded for additional examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for his right knee disability and psychiatric disorder, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected chronic myositis ossificans of the left thigh, with left knee and hip involvement was denied by the Board. The current evaluation is 30 percent.

The Veteran's right knee disorder, characterized by torn lateral meniscus and degenerative joint disease, has been rated at 10 percent since July 18, 1997. The Board denied an earlier effective date.

The Board found that the Veteran's knee disorders do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his current bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for a right knee disorder or hypertension. The case is REMANDED for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for the right knee disorder and assigned an initial rating of 20 percent, effective February 3, 2004.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right knee disorder during service or within one year following discharge, and concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorder is not related to his in-service injury. The claim for service connection was therefore denied.

The Veteran's case is being remanded for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a total right knee replacement is denied as the correct effective date is June 16, 2004.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining physical examination reports from the State Police and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed left knee disability.

The Board's decision is dismissed as moot due to the Court's vacating and remanding of the decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for an extension of the period of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services due to his ability to overcome employment handicaps and his current capabilities.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities contributed to his fatal pneumonia, which was listed as bilateral pneumonia due to cerebrovascular disease.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development including a VA examination to determine if any current hip or back disability is related to service. The Veteran's claim for service connection remains in dispute.