Knee Board decisions

The veteran's service connection claim for a bilateral knee disability is granted as the current mild degenerative joint disease of the knees was at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's left knee total replacement, currently rated at 60 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as failure to establish a nexus between current hip and knee disabilities and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing records and examination.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment due to his failure to promptly report his receipt of benefits he was not entitled to. The Committee granted a partial waiver, reducing the overpayment from $8,484 to $2,000.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that the September 1985 rating decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete service records and potential need for medical examination.

The veteran's claim for glaucoma was denied as there is no evidence of current disability.,New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the skin disorder claim, including as due to herbicide exposure. The existing evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need for VA examinations and retrieval of pertinent records.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left elbow injury, including arthritis, has been reopened and granted. His claim for an increased rating for synovitis of the left knee is also granted. The issue regarding TDIU remains unresolved.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current right knee disability and that any such disability is not related to his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claim under all appropriate statutory and regulatory provisions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the St. Louis RO.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records related to his disability benefits.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted, and the RO must readjudicate all other claims. Additional development may be needed for some of these claims.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of hypertension and left knee disorder are denied. The claim for service connection for psychiatric disorder is reopened, but the new evidence does not establish a relationship to service. The claim for service connection for left optic atrophy remains denied as no new and material evidence has been presented.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right leg injury, characterized as degenerative joint disease of the right knee, finding that there was no evidence linking this condition to his military service or any other service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities did not increase in severity during service, thus denying her claims for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee disability, which is currently rated at 10 percent, does not warrant a higher rating based on functional impairment or additional limitations.

The Board has granted a rating of 40 percent for limitation of extension due to recurrent synovitis of the left knee with a retained foreign body, and a separate 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion. The effective date is not specified.