Knee Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Veteran's post-operative total right knee arthroplasty is characterized by chronic residuals consisting of constant pain on use or weakness and significant limitation of motion, which more nearly approximates the criteria for a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055. The claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability is granted.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in its dismissal.

The Veteran's service-connected post-operative ACL repair/reconstruction, status post right knee injury is manifested by objective findings of pain, swelling and mild stiffness. The current evaluation of 10 percent is appropriate given the Veteran's symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg and foot disabilities, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim for a left knee disability. The Board also found that there is no separate and distinct left leg or left foot disability from his left knee condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not entitled to service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, or right knee injury. However, the Veteran's residuals of a low back injury are found to be incurred in service.

The Veteran's arthritis of the left knee, which resulted in slight limitation of motion, has not met the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence of chronic cold injury residuals, left knee condition or head injury residuals. The appellant's current conditions are not linked to his service.

The Board has granted service connection for syncope as secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis with sinusitis. The remaining claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee and low back disabilities, both as secondary to syncope, and the request to reopen the claim for residuals of fracture of the left foot are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence supporting a relationship between his current disability and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability.

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

The Veteran has residuals of a right knee sprain that occurred during service and the Board finds these residuals are related to his in-service injury. Therefore, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee, right knee, left foot, and right foot disabilities are all service-connected as direct service connection was established based on medical evidence showing a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula have been shown to result in no more than overall moderate knee disability, which does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his left knee arthritis and instability, as well as his right knee degenerative joint disease, were denied by the RO. The RO maintained the current ratings of 30 percent for left knee arthritis (post ligament reconstruction), 10 percent for left knee instability, and 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's right hip disability is not service-connected, and her claims for increased rating of the right knee and psychiatric disabilities are denied. The claim to reopen a previously denied right ankle disability was also denied.

The Board found no evidence of chronic disabilities of the right knee, low back, right wrist, or right ankle that were incurred in service or related to a service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of a left knee injury, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus, left hand disability, cold weather injury of both hands, right wrist disability, and right ankle disability were denied as there is no evidence to support the assertions that these conditions are related to active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for malaria has been denied as there is no evidence of malaria in or after service. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and lumbar spine disorder are pending.