Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her left knee injury, which was previously rated at 20%, has been granted and she is now receiving a 10% disability rating effective November 1, 2005. The Board found that the reduction from 20% to 10% did not meet the criteria for restoration of the higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for residuals of food poisoning and a left knee disability, requiring further development.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded to the RO for further examination and consideration, as his service-connected disabilities may render him unemployable.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left knee disability is not causally or etiologically related to his active service, nor proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee/leg disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, including SSA records. He also needs examinations for his lumbar spine condition and right and left knee/ankle conditions, as well as a TDIU examination.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right knee disorders are granted as his current diagnoses of chronic sprain are found to be related to symptoms he experienced during active duty.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric, cognitive, right knee, and left knee disabilities. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment and is not service-connected, thus denying DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a herniated lumbar disc has been reopened and is now substantiated by new evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of cervical injury was withdrawn.

The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 30 percent prior to October 19, 1995 and increased to 100 percent effective November 7, 2008. The current rating of 100 percent is maintained.

The Veteran is rated as 100 percent disabled from his service-connected left knee and lumbar spine disabilities. The Board has granted entitlement to specially adapted housing or special home adaption, and adaptive equipment only.

The Board has requested additional evidence and is remanding the case for further review by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ). The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's current left knee disability is related to her service-connected back disability or any other in-service event.

The Veteran seeks service connection for several disabilities, including a fracture of the right fifth finger, a disability of the lumbosacral spine, and bilateral hearing loss. The case is REMANDED to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's left knee disability required a temporary total rating based on the need for convalescence until April 10, 2007. He is now rated at 30% for limitation of left leg extension.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disabilities. The underlying claims are supported by the evidence currently of record.

The Veteran's low back strain with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is rated at 20 percent effective July 9, 2007. The right lower leg skin rash is rated at 10 percent and lipomas are not compensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, knee disability, hip disability, and back disability. The decision found that preexisting pes planus was not aggravated during active military service, there is no evidence of a current bilateral knee or hip disability related to active military service, and there is no evidence of spinal arthritis within one year following discharge from service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for shrapnel fragment wounds to the left knee and right thigh were denied. The Board found that the current evaluations adequately reflected the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection. The issue of entitlement to service connection for osteoarthritis of the knees remains pending.