Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left shoulder disability and denied claims for right knee and neck disabilities. The claim for secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left knee pain, as well as bilateral hearing loss due to potential issues with the evidence considered in the initial decisions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 were both granted effective as of October 5, 2020. The Board denied the requests for earlier effective dates.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are remanded for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion to address the etiology of his current knee conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, right knee disability, and left knee disability have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has also been denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot, hip, knee, and back disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be reconsidered with new evidence and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various knee and nerve disorders, finding no current diagnoses during the appeal period.,Service connection was also denied for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, residuals of a broken nose, sterility, and prostate cancer. The claims for left hip disability, right hip disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, right knee disability, and eye disability are remanded for further development.

Service connection for a middle back condition is denied. The Veteran's middle back condition is not service-connected as it is secondary to her lumbar strain.,The Veteran's CFS and sleep disturbance are remanded for further evaluation, including whether they are related to service or due to other service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's right knee condition is remanded for a VA medical opinion regarding its relationship to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative osteoarthritis and somatic symptom disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Veteran's tinnitus, left ankle sprain, right ankle condition, and low back condition are denied as service connection is not established. The Veteran's neck condition is also denied.,The Veteran's left foot tingling (lower extremity radiculopathy) is remanded due to its inextricable link with the claimed low back condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for major depressive disorder was granted, and an effective date of November 29, 2018, is established. The TDIU and Dependents' Education Assistance claims are also granted.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the September 22, 1976 rating decision that denied service connection for a right knee disorder is dismissed because it has been subsumed by the April 24, 1978 Board decision.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disability, including arthritis and pseudogout, is granted as service-connected due to its onset during combat in Korea. The claim was readjudicated after new evidence was submitted showing continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's attorney has withdrawn all appeals related to the issues listed on the title page. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various shoulder and ankle conditions due to a failure to verify his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War, and because VA did not provide an adequate examination regarding the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board has determined that the AOJ failed to obtain a VA examination addressing all theories of entitlement, including secondary service connection and obesity as an intermediate step. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability that is secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected left knee disability, finding that the pain from the service-connected left knee causes increased pressure on the right knee arthritis.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection for a right knee condition, right hip condition, and low back condition as they are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record, particularly regarding the etiology of his knee conditions.