Knee decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current knee disorders are related to his service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or causation to active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee scar does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability warrants a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of the September 1999 rating decision.

The VA denied the claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability as there is no current evidence of such a condition.

The veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or by reason of being housebound.

The veteran's knee disabilities have been rated based on their current manifestations, with the highest possible ratings for each issue. The RO has granted increased evaluations for her left knee instability and right knee ligament laxity.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination for initial evaluation of left ankle disorder and need for a VA examination regarding left knee disorder. The veteran's claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current right and left knee and leg disabilities to his in-service shell fragment wounds, resulting in a denial of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a disorder characterized by aching joints, diagnosed as osteoarthritis of the hips and knees, which was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's service-connected right knee disability, which manifests as subjective reports of pain and give way, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of the currently assigned 20 percent.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left leg/knee disabilities, as there was no indication of injury or disease in service that could be linked to his current conditions.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's current right knee disability to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support ratings in excess of the currently assigned 10 percent evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current left and right knee disorders did not begin during service or are otherwise related to military service, leading to a denial of his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left ankle, left knee, or other left leg disorder that is related to service. The back disorder was also found not to be related to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury due to new and material evidence, but denied the claim on the merits as there is no persuasive medical nexus evidence linking any current left knee disorder to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board found no evidence of current bilateral hearing loss or bilateral knee arthritis that is due to service. The veteran's claim for service connection was denied.