Knee Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's right knee and left shoulder disabilities are being reviewed for possible service connection.

The Veteran's claimed conditions, including migraine headaches, hearing loss, arthritis of various joints, asthma, lower back degenerative disc disease and muscle pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression, allergies and rhinitis, and nerve paralysis, were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's left knee arthritis, status post partial lateral meniscectomy, was rated at 20 percent from October 18, 2007 to the present. The rating is based on limitation of flexion.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and denied the remaining claims. The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder was incurred during active service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and de novo review, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected low back disability aggravated his left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for increased disability rating for his low back condition is granted, with a current evaluation of 20 percent. The claims for PTSD and right knee disability are denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen them.

The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated at 10 percent for arthritis with limitation of flexion, and denied a compensable rating for limitation of extension. The Veteran continues to experience pain, stiffness, and swelling in his left knee.

The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 20 percent effective May 26, 2010. The rating is based on osteochondritis dessicans with instability and x-ray evidence of arthritis.

The Veteran's right knee disability and status-post head trauma with mixed type headaches are both granted, with the latter receiving a maximum schedular evaluation of 50 percent.

The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting right knee injury did not worsen during his military service, and thus denied service connection for a right knee disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and readjudication due to the need for compliance with a previous Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) remand order.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, bilateral knee, and left hip disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral knee disabilities, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen these claims.

The Veteran's right knee scar is tender, especially when bumping or kneeling. The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for old compression fractures of T7, T8, T9, T11, T12, and L1. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for further development.

The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to the Veteran's claimed disabilities and concluded that service connection is not warranted.