Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for numbness of the feet, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for asthma and bronchitis, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee joint space narrowing, and an initial compensable rating for costochondritis.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for higher initial ratings, earlier effective dates and service connection for a heart condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his right shoulder, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his PTSD caused or contributed to his death.

The appeal was remanded to the RO for further development and review of the case, including allowing the Veteran's authorized representative to address the Veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left knee disability, including status post left knee osteochondroma, arthralgia, genu valgus, and mild chronic strain, were incurred during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and asthma were reopened, but the claim for right knee disability was not. Service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to asthma medication was denied.

The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a right knee injury, left foot injury, acute gastritis, and a positive TB skin test. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated during active military service. An initial (compensable) evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected scar of the left knee was also denied.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran and his accredited representative withdrew from consideration certain issues, and a chronic low back disorder was not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to evaluate the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and shell fragment wounds of the left knee and right thigh and knee.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability was denied, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on the current level of impairment.

The Veteran's right knee disability does not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent disabling.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for DJD of the left knee, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the range of motion and functional impairment.

The appeal was denied as the Veteran did not provide new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, and there is no evidence that the Veteran's right knee or lumbosacral spine arthritis are related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's service-connected arthritis of the left knee was not found to be more than 10 percent disabling based on noncompensable limitation of motion and X-ray evidence of arthritis.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee conditions were denied as the schedular criteria for higher ratings have not been met.

The Board found that the Veteran's right below the knee amputation was not attributable to VA's failure to diagnose and/or treat peripheral vascular disease (PVD) or Buerger's disease at an earlier date, and was a reasonably foreseeable event.

The Board denied service connection for joint pain and bone spurs, hair loss, skin disability, gynecological disability, psychiatric disability (other than PTSD), impaired vision, bilateral knee disability, kidney disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome as there was no evidence of a chronic disability present in service or etiologically related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee, left knee, and shoulder disabilities.