Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, left wrist arthritis, right foot plantar fasciitis, an acquired disability of the left eye, bilateral knee growths, bilateral hip pain, and back pain as there was no competent medical evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, a bilateral leg disability, and a bilateral knee disability as there is no medical evidence of current disabilities or a relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities as secondary to a left ankle disability were reopened but ultimately denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the loss of teeth and receding gums, as there was no evidence that the loss or worsening of these conditions were due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The veteran's left knee condition was rated at 20 percent effective June 28, 2006. The claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left legs, CAD, and impotency were denied.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence related to the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and a respiratory disorder as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his active military service.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated 20 percent from June 1, 2005, to October 19, 2008, and the rating was reduced to 10 percent thereafter. The other claims for higher ratings were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right knee injury, as the most probative evidence showed that arthritis in the right knee was first diagnosed approximately 34 years after his military service ended and is unrelated to his service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, arthritis of the right knee, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Veteran's left knee disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation based on limitation of motion, and there is no evidence of recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition but denied service connection for right knee, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and left testicular pain.

The case is remanded for additional development, including a medical examination to determine if the Veteran incurred additional disability as a proximate result of left knee surgeries.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disorders are being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for an appropriate VA examination to determine the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders and right and left hip disorders, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability, for additional development of the evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him permanently bedridden or in need of regular aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of ACL repair of the left knee but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the instability associated with the Veteran's status post left knee medial meniscectomy, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis and painful motion of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for right knee disability, degenerative joint disease and found that the lumbosacral strain did not warrant a rating higher than 40 percent.