Knee Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of chronic right or left knee symptoms in service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, including degenerative joint disease and ligamentous insufficiency, has been evaluated at the lowest possible rating due to the limited range of motion and instability. The current evaluations are considered appropriate based on the clinical findings.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's prostate and knee disorders are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and private medical records. The Board will then review the claims again based on the new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA medical records. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any lumbar spine, left leg, bilateral knee and/or bilateral foot disabilities, sinus disability, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted, effective from the date he stopped working on June 30, 2006. The claims for higher ratings of residuals of compression fracture L1 and left knee osteoarthritis are also granted.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including post-operative meniscectomy and osteoarthritis, is currently rated at 20 percent. He also has a separate 10% rating for arthritis of the left knee.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to their severity.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. No service connection decisions were made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right leg amputation contributed substantially or materially to his death, resulting in a finding of service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen her previously denied claims of hearing loss and tinnitus. The right wrist ganglion cyst was not rated compensable, and no other conditions met the criteria for service connection.

The Board found that all disabilities resulting from the Veteran's September 1982 motor vehicle accident were incurred as a direct result of an act of willful misconduct.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for alopecia and urticaria, as well as his increased disability ratings for PTSD, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and pseudofolliculitis barbae were all granted. The initial disability rating for urticaria was set at 10 percent.

The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by painful motion and limitation of motion due to arthritis, is currently rated at 10 percent. The scar associated with the condition does not warrant a separate evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The claim will be reconsidered after further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss disability, back disability, and left knee disability were denied as no evidence of a disease or injury related to these conditions was found during his active duty or any other period of service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for back, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle disorders. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain Army Reserve treatment records and verify the alleged in-service stressor of a fire at Fort Dix, New Jersey. If these are obtained and verified, the Veteran will be afforded VA examinations to determine if any current diagnoses are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right and left knee disorders are not related to his military service, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's current right knee disability is not deemed to be caused by VA medical treatment, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.