Knee decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of relevant evidence, including an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder and degenerative joint disease of the left knee.

The Veteran's service-connected right third finger disability is rated at 10 percent, effective February 13, 2004. The Board found that the Veteran's current right third finger disability does not warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's right knee disability is found to be incurred during service.,Service connection for alcohol dependence and sleeplessness/sleep disturbance is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right knee disorder is not related to his active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances for calendar years 2004 and 2007 are being remanded to the VAMC for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and ensuring compliance with previous Board instructions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including arthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by her military service and denied her claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back and peptic ulcer diseases are not related to service, but granted service connection for his right knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for chondromalacia, right knee and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The initial evaluation for chondromalacia, right knee was granted at 10 percent effective February 5, 2004, and later increased to 30 percent effective May 20, 2005. However, the Veteran's claim for GERD remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder and left knee arthritis, finding no credible evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed right shoulder, right knee, and back disabilities are not related to service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder and right knee disability are being reopened, but the Board cannot determine at this time whether these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability and PTSD have caused him to lose the use of his lower extremities, allowing for the grant of specially adapted housing under Chapter 21.

The Veteran's left knee disability is granted secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The effective dates for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disability are granted as of January 19, 2005.

The Board found no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and thus denied all service connection claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining medical records and personnel records.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence does not establish a direct or secondary service connection for the Veteran's left knee disorder, and thus the claim is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the initial compensable evaluation for hypertension was also denied. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for PTSD, right arm scar, skin rash, inguinal hernia, migraine headaches, residuals of a left knee injury, or low back disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, which resulted in a total knee replacement (TKR), were rated at 60 percent effective as of April 4, 2007.

The Veteran's service-connected torn meniscus of the left knee, status post meniscectomy, is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The RO granted a higher initial rating to 10 percent effective August 24, 2006.