Knee decisions — 2007

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and skin disease of the feet, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's internal derangement of the left knee, including medial meniscus tear, is related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to a need for an additional opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities caused or contributed to his bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a right knee disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee disability, manifested by arthritis with some limitation of motion (motion was from 0 to 110 degrees without pain on last examination), does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current chronic low back or right knee disability, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for asthma, bilateral flat feet, and left knee disability has been dismissed due to the appellant withdrawing his appeal for asthma.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for low back and left knee disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical examinations and verifying military service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected postoperative residuals of a fracture of L1 with painful motion and left knee instability are being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide the veteran with a proper notice letter.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left knee disabilities, finding new and material evidence. The examiner is to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has reviewed all evidence, but found no current disabilities for hearing loss and tinnitus. The veteran's knee condition is also denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a current disability.

The veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his hydrocelectomy scar, service connection for his right and left lower extremity disorders (right knee and left knee), were all denied. The Board found no evidence linking the current conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and for reopening his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding no new and material evidence in support of the latter.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and automobile/adaptive equipment, finding that he did not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration of his claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, including low back pain syndrome and left total knee replacement.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current knee disorder is caused or aggravated by his service-connected pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including issuing a statement of the case on service connection for a bilateral foot condition and considering new evidence pertaining to his right knee disability.

The veteran's claims for higher evaluations of his right knee disability and service connection for a low back disorder secondary to the right knee were denied. The RO found that the low back disability was not related to service-connected disease or injury.