Knee decisions — 2009

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the service-connected knee and kidney disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee, left hip and low back disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability; PTSD; and residuals of frostbite to hands, face and feet due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was previously denied, but new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, and a bilateral knee disability based on evidence showing these conditions are attributable to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected skin disability, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis. The adjustment disorder claim was remanded.

The Board remands the case to the RO for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature and etiology of the veteran's current knee and shin disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an initial increased evaluation for the residuals of a left knee injury, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.

The Board remands the veteran's claim for a medical examination and opinion to determine whether his current right knee disorder is related to service.

The claim for service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability is remanded for further development.

The veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, and right ankle degenerative joint disease were granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the hips and knees to afford the veteran a VA examination to determine if there is any aggravation due to his service-connected ankle disabilities.

The veteran's residual scars, status post left knee arthroscopy are rated at 10 percent. The claim to reopen for a right knee disorder as secondary to the service-connected disability of residuals, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and partial lateral meniscectomy with degenerative arthritis of the left knee was granted.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for chronic left knee strain was received on February 10, 2006, and there is no evidence to support a higher evaluation of 20 percent during the one-year period prior to that date. The claim for basal cell carcinoma has been reopened based on new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded to the RO for further development.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to his claimed conditions during active service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations for his service-connected conditions.

The Board denied higher ratings for the veteran's right hip, right knee, and herniated disc disabilities based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, left knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative joint disease is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability as the evidence did not show that it was causally related to the veteran's active service or any incident therein, including an April 1974 left knee injury.