Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a headache disorder, right ankle disorder, and right knee disorder have been reopened. However, the Board finds that these conditions were not incurred during his period of active service.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are each rated at 10 percent, the maximum rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (flexion) and 5261 (extension). The Veteran has no other service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's peroneal nerve disability is also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a broken rib, headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and bilateral knee disabilities. The initial ratings for these conditions are being remanded.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is not causally or etiologically related to his service, and it was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected condition. The claim for secondary service connection has also been denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee and a pre-existing right knee disorder that was aggravated by military service. The hearing loss claim is not addressed as it does not involve service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a right knee disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability, and his tinnitus have been granted. The Veteran has not received a rating decision or effective date for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development and examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of his TDIU claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging a VA examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for his left knee disability, which he claims was aggravated by his right knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's left knee disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted. The evidence does not show any instability or significant functional loss due to pain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service-connected claw toes.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disorder is not causally or etiologically related to his military service, and arthritis did not manifest within one year of his separation from service. Therefore, service connection for a bilateral knee disorder cannot be established.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee strain during his ACDUTRA period. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5260 for limitation of leg flexion. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of no additional functional impairment due to pain or other factors, and thus grants an increased rating.

The Veteran is granted service connection for right knee pain as due to a qualifying chronic disability (undiagnosed illness) incurred during active service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations.,Service connection for tension headaches was not established, as there is no current diagnosis of a headache disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected early degenerative changes of the left knee have not been manifested by flexion limited to at least 30 degrees or extension limited to at least 15 degrees. Instability or locking of the knee has not been clinically established, and thus, he is not entitled to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right knee scar was sustained during service. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability must be denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of the shoulders, hands, arms, or lower back. The neck and right knee disabilities are denied as not related to service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for an eye condition manifested by loss of vision as secondary to diabetes mellitus and granted a 20% disability rating. The claims for bilateral shoulder pain, right and left knee disabilities, and cervical spondylosis have been denied.