Knee decisions — 2012

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of VA treatment records and a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by his active service, nor are they proximately due to or the result of his service-connected shin splints.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability, including post-total knee replacement, is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee ACL reconstruction and limitation of motion, assigning a combined rating of 30 percent. The hypertension claim was remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and a need for further examination regarding the Veteran's claimed neck, right knee, and right ankle disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities for the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right knee disorder is as likely as not secondary to his service-connected left knee disorder and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of a current right knee disability or skin condition, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been granted. The effective date of the increased rating is July 27, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for right wrist, left wrist, and left knee disabilities. The effective date is not specified as the claims were received in January 2005.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection for anergy due to insufficient medical opinions and examination findings. The Veteran will be scheduled for VA examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions that were caused or aggravated by his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability and lung disorder (chronic bronchitis) were not incurred in service.

The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5260 for limitation of flexion. The claim for a higher initial rating is granted.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals of his claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and arthritis of the right ankle as he withdrew these appeals prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board due to lack of evidence supporting his assertions.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a right knee injury to include as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, and remanded it for further development including a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee disorder was not incurred or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection. His acquired psychiatric disorder to include personality disorder is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.