Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral foot disabilities as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active service or within one year of separation from active service, and no evidence that these conditions are otherwise related to his active service.

The evidence of record is insufficient to show that the Veteran has a chronic right knee disorder.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including rescheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Veteran failed to timely perfect an appeal as to the claims for service connection, and therefore the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to service connected residuals of a right calf shell fragment wound was denied because the evidence received since the October 1988 rating decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic osteochondral defect with pain, right knee.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, hypertension, and coronary artery disease as there was no evidence of these conditions being incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against service connection for right knee arthritis and total knee replacement, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral leg ulcers.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for PTSD, and denied higher initial ratings for bilateral pes planus, low back disability with degenerative disc disease and scoliosis, left wrist sprain, and left knee strain.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology and severity of any current right knee disability and an additional sleep study.

The case is remanded for additional VA examinations and to consider whether an increased rating is warranted based on functional loss due to pain, extra-schedular considerations or the applicability of Diagnostic Code 5258.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of a right wrist injury as there was no medical evidence or competent opinion supporting a nexus between the current diagnoses and any incident of service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neurological disorder and an increased evaluation for his left knee disorder, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for right knee arthritis from March 11, 2008.

The appellant's right foot disability was caused by or secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his right knee disability, as there was no evidence of limitation of flexion to less than 30 degrees or extension to more than 5 degrees.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder as there was no evidence of a chronic disability since 1985 or that any current bilateral knee disorder is related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings for patellar tendinitis of the right knee with degenerative joint disease and plantar fasciitis of the right foot.