Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records, including from SSA.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized as status post anterior cruciate ligament repair with patellofemoral syndrome and post-traumatic arthritis, has been rated at 10 percent since July 25, 2005. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation for this period.

The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent prior to April 1, 2010. The RO denied an increased rating for the period beginning July 23, 2004 and ending April 1, 2010.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been granted, with the right knee initially rated at 10 percent and the left knee also at 10 percent. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and consideration of all evidence, including recent treatment records and a VA examination report. The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his knee disabilities and service connection for prostate cancer will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his left knee disability and its impact on employment.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the relationship between the Veteran's generalized arthritis and his service, including any potential secondary effects from his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee disability and granted it. The left knee rating issue is remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is etiologically related to his period of active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a history of cold-induced bronchitis and postpartum hemorrhage, finding that these conditions are more likely than not related to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a new examination to determine the current severity of his left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and issuance of a SOC regarding his left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's schizophrenia more likely than not had its onset in service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition. The claim for residuals of a right knee injury is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is related to an injury sustained during active duty for training, and thus service connection is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for further development of evidence, including additional examination and review of medical records. The claims are not currently decided on their merits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the current right knee disability is aggravated by the service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected left and right knee strains are currently rated at 10 percent each, effective July 16, 2005. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for either knee.

The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized as degenerative arthritis with history of chondropathy, has been rated at 10 percent since September 1, 2005.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder was manifested by painful arthritis, but not by flexion limited to 30 degrees, extension limited to 5 degrees, recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, ankylosis, dislocation of the semilunar cartilage, removal of the semilunar cartilage, impairment of the tibia and fibula or genu recurvatum. From December 4, 2008, the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder was manifested by flexion limited to 30 degrees, but not by extension limited to 5 degrees, recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, ankylosis, dislocation of the semilunar cartilage, removal of the semilunar cartilage, impairment of the tibia and fibula or genu recurvatum. The Veteran's right knee disorder warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent starting from December 4, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected right ankle disorder has aggravated his right knee disability, warranting secondary service connection.,The Veteran is currently assigned the maximum 20 percent rating for his service-connected right ankle disorder.