Knee decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected right knee postoperative degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for the veteran's lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease, epicondylitis of the right elbow, and subpatellar chondromalacia of both knees. The claim for service connection for heart disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left leg, knee and foot disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability in the left leg, and no evidence linking the knee and foot disabilities to service.

The veteran's residuals of a left knee injury, manifested in pain, swelling, limitation of range of motion and radiographic findings of minimal degenerative changes, do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a low back condition, neck condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral ankle condition were dismissed as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, finding that the current disabilities are causally related to in-service injuries.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee injury, a dental disorder, and various other conditions, as well as denied new and material evidence to reopen claims for several previously denied conditions. The veteran was granted a 10% rating for an eyebrow scar but not for scars on the biceps or shoulder.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for left shoulder, right knee, left elbow, lumbar spine, and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities were denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, as there was no additional functional loss due to pain, weakness, incoordination, or fatigue so as to limit flexion to 15 degrees or less or so as to limit extension to 20 degrees or more.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected right and left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities.

The appeal is remanded for the veteran to attend a Board hearing at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia and degenerative joint disease of the right knee, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence supports service connection for a skin rash on the upper torso.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and secondary service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating or establish a causal link between his right knee disorder and the claimed conditions.

The veteran's hypertension was granted service connection as it manifested within one year of his discharge from active service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee condition and a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, as the evidence did not support that these conditions were related to the veteran's active military service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent prior to August 12, 2005, and from May 10, 2007. A rating of 20 percent was granted during the period from August 12, 2005, to May 10, 2007.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no competent evidence of any currently diagnosed condition that is related to the veteran's active military service.