Knee Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a SSOC considering additional evidence, including a July 2008 VA examination report.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent for the right knee tear of the medial meniscus.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee disability and bilateral hearing loss to schedule VA examinations to determine their etiology.

The appeal for increased ratings for coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive vascular disease was denied, as the evidence did not support an evaluation greater than 30 percent.

The Veteran's right knee disability was denied an increased evaluation as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent based on limitation of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder, left knee, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus disabilities.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and scheduling of a hearing at the Winston-Salem, North Carolina RO.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide the veteran with an appropriate supplemental statement of the case.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability, right shoulder disability, hearing loss, left knee disability, headaches with dizziness, disability manifested by insomnia, disability manifested by fatigue, disability manifested by decreased appetite, disability manifested by loss of sex drive, and disability manifested by stiff joints of the lower extremities were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability as it was not shown to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. The Board also denied an increased rating for the left knee, finding that the current 30 percent rating adequately represented the severity of the disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bronchitis, epididymitis, chronic disability manifested by allergies, bilateral knee disability, and a back disability as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, tinnitus, arthritis of the bilateral hips and knees, neuropathy of the right and left hand, sleep apnea, and PTSD were withdrawn by the appellant prior to promulgation of a decision.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and denied service connection for left knee, right knee, left foot, and right foot arthritis.

The Veteran is entitled to separate initial ratings of 10 percent for the residuals of a second toe phalangectomy with k-wire fixation of both feet, but his claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder was not decided in this decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral wrist condition with carpal tunnel syndrome, right inguinal hernia, left knee arthralgia, left-sided numbness, and major depressive disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions during or after service. The claim to reopen the post-traumatic stress disorder claim was granted.

The appeal was denied because the evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of both knees and laxity, right knee, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's residuals of left knee injury are rated at 10 percent based on limitation of extension to -10 degrees.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and bilateral pes planus as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year of discharge, and no medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, fibromyalgia, IBS, cholecystectomy, migraines, right knee injury, tinnitus, and other conditions, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to January 10, 2005.