Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The initial disability evaluations for GERD, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, and right foot are maintained at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of a left knee disorder. The issue will be remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have hypertension, right shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, or bilateral foot disability during active service or within one year of separation. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board found that the appellant's right knee does not have chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness, and thus denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected residuals of total right knee replacement.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and re-adjudication due to issues related to service connection for a right knee disability and entitlement to TDIU. The appellant must provide additional evidence or information as required by the VCAA, and VA will attempt to obtain any necessary evidence on his behalf.

The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and will review the case again after obtaining any relevant inpatient clinical records from service hospitals.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her VA medical records.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for right knee chondromalacia with history of trauma and arthritis of the right knee have been denied as there is no legal basis for assignment of any even earlier date.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a chronic left knee disorder in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's left knee injury, which was previously rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and a back disorder, finding that the veteran's pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service.

The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, while his right knee replacement with osteoarthritic changes is rated at 60 percent. The appeal for increased ratings is granted.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee conditions have been denied. The RO assigned separate evaluations for the right and left knees, but did not grant higher ratings than those currently in effect.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, including the left knee and left ankle. The evidence received since the previous decisions was not considered material to reopen the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The VA denied increased evaluations for the veteran's post-operative right femoral and tibial fracture residuals, as well as his claim of entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of 30 percent for his service-connected left knee disability.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's chronic arthralgia of the left knee, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for any specific disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee condition, left knee condition, eye condition, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal from the appellant prior to any decision being made.