Knee Board decisions

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, and finds that a right knee injury was incurred in service. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt and grants service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for another VA orthopedic examination, excluding Dr. Ford and the May 2003 examiner, to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's claimed low back, left hip, and right knee disorders.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a left knee disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an extension of a temporary total evaluation and an increased rating for PTSD, finding that there was no medical evidence indicating he required convalescence post-surgery or had other conditions necessitating such a rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral heel spurs, and left leg disorder (to include knee) are all service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed left knee disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and multiple knee replacements, render him unemployable.

The Veteran's appeal was granted, with a 10 percent rating for his service-connected right knee meniscectomy with degenerative joint disease and no compensable rating assigned for migraine headaches.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and left foot disorder are being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee disability did not have its onset in service and is not shown to be otherwise etiologically related to his active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a bilateral knee disability due to incomplete information and evidence. The issues of initial rating for flat feet and initial compensable rating for residuals of a chip fracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the left third finger are also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the left knee was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the appellant's claims for service connection, including treatment records from Brooke Army Medical Center and National Personnel Records Center.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have arthritis in either knee, and therefore, service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees is denied.

The Veteran's appeal was denied as he did not timely file a substantive appeal within the required time frame.

The Veteran's left knee disability, including instability and limitation of flexion and extension, is not rated higher than the current 20% and 10% ratings.,Service connection for a right knee disability and stomach ulcer has been denied as these conditions are not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right wrist fracture and patellofemoral syndrome, right knee were granted initial compensable ratings. The Veteran is entitled to a 10% rating for the residuals of a right wrist fracture and no higher. For his patellofemoral syndrome, right knee, he is also entitled to a 10% rating.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders, finding no evidence of in-service injuries or current disabilities.