Knee decisions — 2009

The veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant were denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a neck disorder, a bilateral ankle disorder and a bilateral knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that the veteran's pre-existing condition was not aggravated by his military service.

The Board denied service connection for numbness of the bilateral upper extremities, as there was no competent medical evidence of a disorder manifested by numbness of the bilateral upper extremities.

The appeal is being remanded for additional development and adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee arthritis and hypertension, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings during the relevant periods.

The Board remanded the claims for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's neck, shoulder, and back disability was not caused by her period of military service. The evidence does not support a rating higher than 10 percent for the right or left knee disabilities.

The Board must remand the claim for an adequate medical examination to determine if the veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's disease pre-existed service and, if so, whether it was aggravated during active duty.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded for further examination and clarification.

The veteran's left knee disability was rated at 10 percent, and his left shoulder disability was rated at 20 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's cervical degenerative disk disease, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, congenital stenosis, right degenerative joint disease, and total knee replacement were not incurred or aggravated during active service from February 6, 1973, to May 5, 1977.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied, while his claims for increased ratings for folliculitis of the face and post-operative residuals, tumor, buccal vestibule area of mental nerve in region of tooth #27 were granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, including degenerative joint disease (DJD), as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year of separation and no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder, a bilateral knee disorder and a right ankle disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities.

The Board remands the case for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current psychiatric disorder, as well as to properly evaluate the current severity of the veteran's bilateral knee condition.

The veteran's initial evaluation for the service-connected right knee disorder was denied as an increase to more than 10 percent was not supported by the evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability and a bilateral knee disability as the medical evidence did not support a link to active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, reopening of a claim for residuals of a concussion, and increased ratings for right ankle and left knee disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone, have rendered him unable to pursue or maintain gainful employment.