Knee decisions — 2008

The veteran's right knee arthritis and instability do not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent from December 13, 2003, to March 14, 2007, nor is a rating in excess of 30 percent warranted from March 15, 2007.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, skin cancer of the bilateral arms and hands, right knee disability, left knee disability, and residuals of a concussion as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg disability, to include the left knee and left femur, as there was no evidence of such conditions during service or within one year of separation, and no competent evidence linking the current disabilities to an in-service event.

The veteran's left knee disorder is productive of active extension to 5 degrees and flexion to 70 degrees, with recent records negative for instability and additional limitation due to pain, fatigue, weakness, or lack of endurance following repetitive use. The Board finds that the evidence does not support an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and knee disabilities as they were not incurred in or aggravated during the veteran's service.

The case is remanded for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability and an increased rating for epilepsy, as the evidence did not support a finding of chronicity or a causal relationship between the veteran's current disabilities and his period of active duty service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee strain was remanded to provide her with a VA examination.

The veteran has a Baker's cyst of the right knee that is the result of disease or injury incurred in active military service; subpatellar pain has not been attributed to diagnosed disability.

The veteran's residuals of a left knee injury with chondromalacia and degenerative joint disease were evaluated, but no increased ratings were granted.

The Board denied service connection for neuropathy, a bilateral knee disorder and a low back disability as the conditions were not related to the veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury, right foot/right ankle injury, lumbar spine disorder, and cervical spine disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities associated with his active military duty.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the right knee as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is unrelated to a disease, injury, or event of service origin. The claim for a temporary total disability rating for convalescence following surgery on the right knee was also denied.

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

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis and right foot bunion and hammertoes disabilities as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right ankle disability, but denied an increased rating for the right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right elbow disability, bilateral hearing loss, and a bilateral ankle disability. The claims of entitlement to service connection for left knee and back disabilities were reopened based on new and material evidence, but the veteran was not granted service connection for these conditions. The veteran's initial rating for chondromalacia, right knee, remained at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no current relationship to service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the claims.