Knee decisions — 2001

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bursitis of the left knee and cystitis, finding that there is no evidence to support compensable ratings.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral knee disorder was not service-connected because it existed prior to his enlistment and did not worsen during service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disorder, but the veteran's request for a hearing before a traveling member of the Board was not addressed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disorder and granted this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted since the November 1972 rating decision.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for her right knee disorder, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis, is not related to service or any incident therein.

The veteran's right knee disorder is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with a VA examination to determine if his current condition is related to service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and back disorders. The evidence did not show a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right shoulder, left shoulder, left hip, right knee, and left knee conditions, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The appeals were based on the merits of the cases.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his head, back, neck and knee conditions were caused by VA hospitalization or treatment in 1987. The claims are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle and foot injury, including surgical reconstruction residuals, and assigned a 20 percent evaluation. Service connection was also granted for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and right knee with respective 10 percent evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee gouty arthritis, claimed as due to medication prescribed by VA, meets the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and a compensable evaluation for her left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of chronic sinusitis in service or currently. The left knee disability is evaluated as noncompensably disabling.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current pes planus, left knee disorder, or right shoulder disorder linked to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right knee injury was denied because no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, and his right ankle disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran is entitled to increased evaluations for both conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for spinal spondylosis, increased evaluations for his right hip and left knee shell fragment wound residuals including traumatic arthritis, and a compensable evaluation for his bilateral hearing loss disability.