Knee decisions — 2006

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing additional opinions regarding service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a current right knee condition that arose during or was otherwise related to active service.

The Board denied the request to reopen the claim for service connection for a right knee disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for a cervical spine condition and an increased rating for a left knee disability due to insufficient evidence and procedural errors.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to secure and maintain gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected left knee disability and secondary service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and a back injury, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right shoulder disabilities and service connection for a left knee disability were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support the veteran's assertions regarding these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting right knee disability was aggravated by his parachute jumps during service, and thus service connection is granted for residuals of a right knee injury.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of the claimed right and left knee disabilities and right wrist disability.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of the current ratings assigned for his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's right knee, right ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities are rated at the lowest available ratings. The lumbar spine disability is granted a 60% rating effective April 8, 2004.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip and left knee disabilities, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions in the medical records. The claims were decided on a direct basis without any presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a video conference hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis as secondary to a service-connected right knee disorder. Service connection for a left hip disorder is denied.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus, right shoulder condition (including arthritis and arthralgia), left knee condition, right ankle condition, back disorder, left ankle condition, chalazion of the left eyelid, conjunctivitis, and kidney condition have all been denied. The veteran is seeking to reopen these claims.

The Board found that the bilateral below the knee amputations were not caused by VA's fault in providing medical and surgical treatment, thus denying the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. section 1151.

The veteran is seeking service connection for degenerative arthritis of the bilateral ankles and knees, which he claims developed due to his service-connected callus disability. The RO denied these claims in October 2002, and the case is now being remanded for further development.