Knee decisions — 2008

The appeal is being remanded to address the presumed prejudicial notice error and remedy any accompanying defect.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of additional evidence.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the Houston, Texas VARO.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, chondromalacia of the left knee, and injury residuals of the left eye were denied as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for both the left and right knee conditions as there was no evidence of flexion limited to less than 130 degrees or subluxation or lateral instability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, left shoulder, right knee, and back disorders were denied. However, the claims for a right shoulder disorder, headaches, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and bilateral hearing loss were granted.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee injury was not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent disabling for right knee osteoarthritis and meniscectomy, both for the period from August 22, 2002 to September 15, 2006 and as of November 1, 2007.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim for an increased rating for osteochondritis dessicans, postoperative with marked left knee disability and involvement of muscle group XIII.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for Ehlers-Danlos disease, right and left knee disabilities, residuals of a left femur fracture, residuals of a right inferior pubic ramus fracture, and psychiatric disability based on new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenia, hypertension, psychiatric disability/PTSD, alcoholism, left ankle disability, headaches, bilateral hand disability, and bilateral leg disability as they were not related to the veteran's active duty service.

The veteran's service-connected left knee disability was rated at 30 percent effective January 1, 2008.

The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development of the evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia of both knees, finding that even considering any additional functional loss due to pain, weakness, excess fatigability, or other factors not contemplated in the relevant rating criteria, his knee conditions did not warrant a disability rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and cervical disorder were remanded for additional development, including providing the veteran with proper notice of his rights under VA law and scheduling him for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disorders.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claims for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected paresthesia of the right knee and lower leg is rated at 20 percent, and he was granted service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied, with the exception of a 30% rating for PTSD from February 22, 2000, and a 50% rating for PTSD from that date forward.

The claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury was remanded for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and left great toe disorders were rated at 10 percent each, as the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.