Knee decisions — 2000

The Board found no competent evidence linking the veteran's current right knee and left middle finger conditions to service, including any inservice injuries. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board found that there is competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current right knee arthritis and his military service. The claim for service connection was granted.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability on a direct basis, and remanded the issue of secondary service connection to the RO.

The veteran's claims for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and increased ratings for his knee disorders were denied due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to VA treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have been denied.

The veteran's left ankle tendonitis and bursitis have been granted service connection with a 10% evaluation.,Service connection for reflux esophagitis has not been established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, foot disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and skin cancer are not well grounded as there is no competent clinical evidence of a nexus between any current disability and active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability is not well grounded, as there is no competent medical evidence linking his current right knee disability to any incident of service or to his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for bilateral knee pain is not well grounded, and therefore there is no statutory duty to assist the appellant in developing facts pertinent to this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, and low back disorder. The RO found that there is no evidence to support these claims on a direct basis.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the severity of his left knee disability, including consideration of functional loss due to pain and other symptoms.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's right knee internal derangement effective from October 27, 1997. The appeal is continued regarding entitlement to an earlier effective date prior to October 29, 1990.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected low back disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a well-grounded claim for bilateral hearing loss, dental condition, cervical spine condition, or arthritis of the right knee.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, which has been rated at 30 percent. The RO confirmed this rating in July 1997 and now seeks a remand to reassess the degree of functional loss due to pain or flare-ups.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a well-grounded claim for service connection for right and left knee disorders or bilateral plantar fasciitis, as there is no medical evidence showing current disabilities related to service.

The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and that the veteran's right knee disorder may be service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has granted increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left hip and left knee, with osteoporosis.