Knee Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding new and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability was granted a 10 percent rating, but the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee and a bilateral foot disability were denied.

The Veteran was granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and assigned a noncompensable initial rating. Tinnitus was also granted with an initial 10 percent rating, but no higher rating is available.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for right hip, knee, and ankle disabilities based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of an excision of osteochondroma, right tibia, as clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrated that the disability preexisted active duty and was not aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee, hip, leg, spine, and arthritis of multiple joints disabilities, as well as the reopening of a previously denied claim for a foot disability, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition and increased ratings for the left ankle and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome effective June 19, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied based on the evidence of record.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to consider them.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected residual scar of the left knee, status post left knee arthroplasty. No increased rating was granted for the service-connected genu recurvatum of the left knee, status post total knee replacement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease, left knee, post operative and degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia patella, right knee.

The Board remands the matter for additional evidentiary development.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral leg condition, specifically osteoarthritis of the bilateral hips and knees, as there was no medical evidence or competent opinion linking the current disability to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The Veteran's left knee chondromalacia with synovitis was found to be no more than slightly disabling prior to April 2005 and moderately disabling since that date, but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable DCs.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee and ankle disability as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims, and denied service connection for a spine disability as there is no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and a right knee disability, both claimed as secondary to a service-connected left foot scar.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee and granted a 20 percent disability rating for the left knee.