Knee decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right knee disability, left foot nerve palsy, and right little finger disability. The current ratings are found to be appropriate based on the medical evidence.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's left knee disability, effective from the date of the decision. A separate 10 percent rating is also granted for limitation of motion in the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for post-traumatic arthritis of the hips and left wrist, as well as a compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome. The veteran's knee conditions are considered to be due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee, effective July 1996. The issue of service connection for left quadriceps atrophy with possible femoral nerve damage was not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected knee disabilities, finding that the criteria for a 30 percent rating were not met prior to April 5, 1999.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea cruris with a history of tinea versicolor and denied service connection for residuals of a left knee disability. The veteran's claim to reopen the residuals of left knee disability was not considered due to failure to follow remand directives.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee meniscectomy and genital herpes, finding that the current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of his disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder was not well-grounded due to lack of medical evidence supporting his contention that his knees had been injured in service and were related to his current condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to VA treatment in 1979, and denied both his claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and his service connection claim for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The claim for increased hypertension was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability, including of the right knee, is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and lack of verification of dates of active service prior to September 19, 1990.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The appeals are based on various disabilities, but no presumption or secondary theory of service connection was claimed.

The Board denied increased evaluations for the appellant's service-connected left leg amputation and shell fragment wounds to the thigh, finding that the current ratings were appropriate based on the severity of his disabilities.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for postoperative residuals of the right knee meniscectomy and denied an increased (compensable) evaluation for traumatic arthritis of the right knee.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for left knee disability and found it well grounded. The claims for service connection for left foot and ankle disabilities are also considered well grounded.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of a low back disorder, but it is not well-grounded. The claim for secondary service connection to left knee disability remains denied. The rating for postoperative residuals of surgery for chondromalacia of the left knee continues to be 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected disabilities have been denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is not well grounded, and thus denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a left knee disorder as secondary to his right knee arthritis and also denied his claim for an increased rating for his right knee arthritis.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his knee conditions did not warrant the requested higher ratings.