Knee decisions — 2003

The Board found that the veteran's right knee disorder and sciatica are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability. Therefore, he is denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability warranted a 20 percent rating from June 7, 1996. The temporary 100 percent rating was discontinued effective March 1, 1997.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for the service-connected residuals of degenerative arthritis of each knee based on painful motion.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his left knee disorder, cervical spine disorder, and low back pain with degenerative joint disease have all been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability characterized as right shoulder pain, skin rash, or right knee pain related to service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that it was aggravated by active military service. The right knee and congenital lumbar stenosis issues remain unresolved.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and assigned a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the September 1999 rating decision.

The Board found that the veteran's current left knee condition is not related to his service-connected disability of the left lower extremity, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability and concluded that the veteran did not have a chronic knee condition as a result of his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability and residuals of trench mouth, including loss of all teeth, are service-connected.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his left knee disability.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for secondary service connection for a left knee sprain, finding that it is likely related to his service-connected right knee pathology.

The Board has ordered additional development and the case is being remanded to the RO for further consideration of the issue of service connection for bilateral knee strain, taking into account the April 2003 VA examination report.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as his claim for a higher rating for PTSD. The TDIU claim is also denied.

The veteran's gunshot wound residuals to the right thigh are rated at 40 percent, while his synovitis of the left knee with chondromalacia is not entitled to an increased rating.

The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disorder is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of an increased rating for lumbosacral strain was remanded due to a lack of VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing at the RO before a Veterans Law Judge.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence. The issues of service connection for headaches, an increased rating for left knee arthritis, and a compensable rating for right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease are pending.

The Board has granted a separate compensable rating for right knee arthritis, and the claim of entitlement to a combined rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee disability is remanded.