Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected scars have been rated, and the Board finds that none of them meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The effective date remains unchanged at June 13, 2005.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss of use of one or both feet, nor ankylosis of one or both knees or hips. The appeal is REMANDED for further development.

The Veteran's current arthritis of the left ankle, left knee and left shoulder is unrelated to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for depression, pes planus, and right and left knee conditions. The decision also found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his claims for pes planus and right and left knee conditions.

The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right hip, back, knees wrist and feet is not service connected as secondary to his service-connected Reiter's syndrome with conjunctivitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting an increase in special monthly compensation (SMC) based upon the need of aid and attendance.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee disability is not related to his service injury in 1954, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and its related complications, including genitourinary disorders, bilateral lower extremity pain (peripheral neuropathy), vision loss, and anemia. The Veteran's right knee disorder is also now considered service-connected as secondary to his left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability, including patellofemoral syndrome, was incurred during active service. The claim for left Achilles tendonitis is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board has ordered a new examination to evaluate the current degree of impairment and remanded the case for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, with the evidence being at least in equipoise as to this point.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development of his claims, including VA examinations and the obtaining of outstanding treatment records.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed right hip, right knee, and left ankle disorders were not incurred or aggravated by his service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's initial disability ratings for his service-connected sinus headaches and right knee chondromalacia were granted, but the RO denied an initial compensable rating for his right knee chondromalacia.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD based on the Veteran's reported stressors related to his service in the Persian Gulf War. The other claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or etiology for the claimed conditions.,For the status post excision of lipoma on the left buttock, an initial compensable evaluation (10%) has been granted.

The Veteran's left knee disability, manifested by pain and some limitation of motion, does not meet the criteria for a higher rating than 10 percent.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability did not manifest during service, is not related to any in-service injury or disease, and cannot be presumed as a result of exposure to Agent Orange. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and low back disability. The case is therefore REMANDED.