The Board has granted a higher rating of 10 percent for the veteran's scar on his right knee, effective from April 2, 2002. The other two scars have been rated as non-compensable.

The Board has dismissed the claims for DJD of the cervical spine and lumbar spine, as well as the ratings for left knee, internal derangement of the left knee, residuals of a right knee meniscectomy, scarring of the right knee, and hidradenitis suppurativa. The issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (secondary to major depressive disorder), rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder, and TDIU have been remanded.

The Veteran's right knee scar is rated at 10 percent, effective May 21, 2008. The claim for a higher initial evaluation remains pending.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1997 rating decision that granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, effective June 28, 1996. The November 1997 rating decision was also considered final as it did not assign an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.