Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his left knee disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability is remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee disorder, including as secondary to right knee degenerative joint disease. The claims file must be updated with any available treatment records and a VA examination should be conducted.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a service-connected disability, and therefore cannot establish secondary service connection for his left knee disorder or low back disorder. As such, these claims are denied.

The Veteran's residuals of left knee injury have been rated at 10 percent, the minimum rating for painful joint. The evidence does not support a higher rating due to additional functional loss or instability.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including providing the Veteran with a VCAA notification letter and readjudicating his increased rating claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disability and sinus disorder, but remanded the case due to additional development being needed prior to final decision on the underlying merits of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, scar on the head, and hepatitis, non-A, non-B. The evidence did not show current disabilities or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased rating and reopening of service connection claims due to lack of evidence supporting a higher rating or new, material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his service-connected conditions, specifically the residuals of adenocarcinoma of the common bile duct and right knee disability. The claims will be adjudicated again after this additional development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no decision was made on the merits of the claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found that the earliest evidence of a claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis was received on April 18, 2006.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's initial evaluations for his knee disabilities have been granted, with the highest ratings of 40 percent assigned for both knees on or after September 16, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA disability benefits records.

The Board found that the Veteran's heart problems are not related to service or secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The Veteran was also determined not to be in need of aid and attendance or housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is service-connected, as it was present in service and persists to this day.

The Veteran's right knee disability, resulting from a total knee replacement surgery on October 14, 2008, is rated at 100 percent effective that date. He also has arthritis associated with his service-connected residuals of a right knee meniscectomy and is entitled to an additional 10 percent rating for this condition.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for his thoracolumbar sprain and patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees were denied. The Veteran was granted a higher rating of 10 percent for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, effective November 23, 2004.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee arthritis, requiring a total knee replacement, was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability.