Knee decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic left knee or left ankle disability, and there is no current evidence of peri-rectal warts or hemorrhoids. The dental injury from service trauma claim was also denied as there is no current evidence of a residual disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability, manifested by pain and slight limitation of motion, warrants an initial noncompensable evaluation from May 19, 1999.

The veteran's hepatitis A and left ankle injury are service-connected, but his right knee disability is not. The Board denied the claims for hepatitis A and right knee disability.

The Board has granted a combined rating of 60% for the veteran's left knee disabilities, which includes ligamentous disorder and degenerative joint disease. The decision also grants TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left knee disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee chondromalacia and arthritis are aggravated by her service-connected left knee disability, thus granting her claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 15, 1995 for TDIU due to a lack of evidence showing he was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities within one year before his formal claim.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a chronic right or left knee disorder during service and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any current knee disorders are related to service. As such, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's unstable right knee and tricompartmental arthritis of the right knee, finding that there was no evidence of more than mild instability or severe impairment in flexion and extension.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's neck pain, mid and low back pain, left hip disorder, or left knee disorder to his service-connected left ankle disability. The claim for increased evaluation of tarsal tunnel syndrome was granted but at a 20% rating.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding his service-connected degenerative left knee condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and an increased rating for residuals of a left knee laceration, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left knee disability, currently rated at 10 percent.

The VA has granted compensable evaluations (10%) for the veteran's right and left knee disabilities, based on limitation of motion.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis in the left knee, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to the veteran's active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and right ankle disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of more than a moderate limitation of motion, which does not warrant an increase in rating beyond the current 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left ankle fracture is currently rated at 20 percent, the mood disorder with depressive features at 30 percent, and there are no current findings of right ankle or knee disabilities. Service connection for aggravation of pre-existing bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The veteran does not have a current right knee or right ankle disorder.,Headaches are not service-connected as they resulted from the veteran's own willful misconduct.

The veteran's left knee and hand disabilities are currently evaluated at the maximum available ratings, with no additional issues or conditions warranting higher evaluations.

The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation for low back syndrome, but granted compensable evaluations for dry skin of the feet.