Knee decisions — 2007

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's hip disability, effective March 2005. The veteran is also entitled to a separate 10 percent evaluation for right knee joint space narrowing.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his chondromalacia of the left and right knees, as the extent of limitation of motion in both knees did not warrant a higher rating than 10 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a left knee disorder, which was previously denied in May 1954.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected polyarthritis of the knees, hands, and ankles is being remanded due to a lack of adequate medical examination.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, hip, and back disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing chronicity or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral vascular claudication of the right lower extremity and an increased rating for pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and a left wrist disability due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities or a link between any diagnosed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to missing service medical records and incomplete private treatment records. The veteran is seeking service connection for his bilateral knee conditions, which he contends were incurred during active duty.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional medical evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have diagnosed diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, or left knee disability. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The case is being remanded for further development and evaluation of the veteran's claims, including whether the left knee should be service connected on a direct basis and the right knee on a secondary basis.

The veteran withdrew his motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a March 1998 Board of Veterans' Appeals decision which denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for additional vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 of Title 38 of the United States Code, finding that she was properly declared rehabilitated and did not meet the criteria for reentrance into a rehabilitation program.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the service-connected arthrotomy scar of the right knee, status post partial lateral meniscectomy with traumatic arthritis.

The veteran's right knee strain is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective July 24, 2003. The evidence does not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or less at any point.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee injury and lumbosacral strain, maintaining that the current evaluations of 20 percent and 10 percent, respectively, adequately reflect the severity of these service-connected conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional VCAA notice and the retrieval of medical records from Dr. Miguel A. Velasco.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a right knee disorder, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected left external popliteal nerve paralysis. The Board has decided that more evidence and an examination are needed to determine if the veteran's right knee disorder is indeed related to his service-connected condition.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee degenerative joint disease and total knee replacement were denied as the evidence did not show severe painful motion or weakness.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a left knee disability, finding that new and material evidence was not received.