Knee decisions — 2000

The case is being remanded for additional development and assistance to the veteran, including obtaining pertinent VA and private medical records and scheduling appropriate VA special examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and increased evaluations for his right knee and left knee disabilities, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the anterior right thigh and severe synovitis of the right knee, currently rated at 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and migraine headaches, finding that these conditions are attributable to service. The claims for right knee condition, left wrist pain, and left shoulder pain were denied as the evidence does not show a current disability or link to service.

The VA determined that the veteran's post-operative right knee arthroplasty residuals do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as his symptoms are currently within the minimum rating criteria for such disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues listed in the decision, effectively dismissing them.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, specifically retropatellar pain syndrome, does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent. The evidence shows full range of motion with only mild pain on motion.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected post-operative medial meniscectomy of the right knee with chronic arthralgia, and denied increased ratings for his left knee retropatellar pain syndrome and lipoma of the back.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, left knee disability, deviated septum, and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine disorders. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim for increased rating of his temporomandibular dysfunction with headaches was granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, vision loss, a right knee disability, a right ankle disability, and skin rash.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence and medical opinions regarding the veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The case is being remanded for additional development and adjudication, including separate ratings for the right knee and hip, as well as extraschedular consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability warrants a 20 percent rating, effective from October 1996. The reduction in rating for pre-existing disability is granted, and the new postoperative residuals are also assigned.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities do not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is denied because he failed to appear for a VA examination and did not provide good cause.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's post-operative right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is denied for entitlement to increased ratings for his service-connected left knee disability. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to March 1, 1999 or in excess of 30 percent commencing from March 1, 1999.

The Board has determined that the RO's initial and subsequent rating decisions for the veteran's right knee disabilities are incorrect, and has assigned new ratings based on updated evidence. The veteran is currently rated at 30 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his knee disabilities, as well as his stress fractures of the tibia. The decision is based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's initial evaluations for eczema, peptic ulcer disease with hiatal hernia, postoperative residuals of meniscectomy of the right knee, and residuals of an injury to the left knee were all granted. The evaluation for residual of an injury to the right shoulder was also granted.