Knee Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's knee problems during service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hip arthritis, right and left knee arthritis, but denied service connection for a right great toe disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of right foot disability, left foot disability, and left knee pain due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, but denied his claims for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and hypertension.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an in-service event or injury associated with the Veteran's left knee condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's ED is related to his service-connected conditions, specifically chondromalacia of the right knee and degenerative joint disease of the left knee.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings of his right knee and shoulder disabilities, as well as the effective date for the right shoulder increase, was granted. The SMC claim was also granted.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion, but the evidence does not show that it has been limited to 30 degrees or more at any point during the appeal period. Therefore, a higher rating is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee disability and a lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he asserts are related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for intervertebral disc syndrome, left hip osteoarthritis, right knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, and headaches have been granted.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, cervical spine strain, right knee strain, left shoulder strain, and right shoulder strain as the evidence does not support a relationship to service or within one year of separation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from August 17, 2016 to March 6, 2018.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right index finger disability residual to injury, low back disability (lumbar radiculopathy), left hip disability, right hip disability, and left knee and right knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as service-connected. The issues of entitlement to service connection for left hip and right hip disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for an adequate VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and PTSD claims have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's right knee strain claim has been denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis or treatment. The left shoulder, SLAP tear, glenoid fracture, and osteochondral defect claim has been remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including a neck disability, left shoulder disability, right paresthesias, left paresthesias, [residual(s) of] acute bronchitis, and bilateral knee disabilities. The evidence does not support the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

Service connection is granted for bilateral flat feet.,New evidence has been received to readjudicate the claims of service connection for a disability of the left little finger, skin condition, and left eye disability. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,Service connection is denied for bilateral hearing loss.,Service connection is granted for a left knee disability (left knee arthritis).,The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), left wrist disability, and skin condition are remanded.

The Veteran's hearing loss is granted with a 30% rating, but no higher. The left knee condition claim is remanded for further development.