Knee decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board has determined that the reduction from a 20 percent rating to a 10 percent rating for right knee disability, effective September 1, 2005, was not proper and restored the former 20 percent evaluation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issues of service connection for a bilateral shoulder and arm disability, a low back disability, and a right knee disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence of a bilateral knee disorder, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and exertional compartment syndrome of the lower extremities were denied. The claim for an increased rating for left knee disability is also addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and an initial rating for his right wrist fracture were denied. The claim to reopen the left knee disability was also denied as no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a right knee disorder and granted it, finding that there is reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for left knee disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The Veteran's right hip and right knee disabilities are not service-connected.,However, his left hip and left knee disabilities are found to be related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disease.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran currently has a right and/or left knee disorder, and whether any such disorders are related to his military service.

The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized as a strain, does not meet the criteria for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent at any point during the appeal period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral patellofemoral arthritis of the knees and low back disorder are related to active military service, granting service connection for both conditions.,The Board also found in favor of the Veteran regarding his claim for residuals of a low back injury.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his bilateral knee disabilities and service connection for glaucoma of the right eye. The Veteran was granted service connection for glaucoma of the left eye in a March 2009 rating decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral knee conditions are not related to his military service.

The VA determined that the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder had its onset during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate review of the Veteran's private treatment records.

The case is being remanded for further development, including service connection evaluations and a TDIU evaluation. The Veteran's claim of TDIU is deferred pending adjudication of the raised service connection issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective December 4, 2008. Service connection for PTSD was not granted.