Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, a neck disability, a left knee disability, and a right knee disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee, bilateral hip and lumbar spine disorders were found to be aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a psychiatric disorder as secondary to pes planus, and a bilateral knee disability as secondary to pes planus. The 30 percent rating for pes planus was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from an aborted cystoscopy at a VA facility on May 24, 2001, is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's bilateral elbow, knee, ankle and foot disorders, a skin disorder, and a right shoulder disorder as they were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of an increase in severity beyond normal progression during his active service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition was reopened as new and material evidence was submitted, but the increased rating claim for varicose veins of the right leg was denied.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right hip and knee conditions, as well as service connection for right ankle sprains, were denied.

The Veteran's low back disability manifested by spondylosis and left knee disability, including postoperative residuals of a ligament injury with degenerative changes, are service-connected.

The Veteran's service-connected skin disabilities (psuedofolliculitis barbae and acne keloidalis nuchae) were combined to enable a higher, 30 percent, rating. Sleep apnea was found to be incurred in service, while the other claims for weight gain and left knee disability were denied.

The case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board promulgated a decision, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a more severe disability or causation by exposure to herbicides.

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

The Veteran's claims for service connection for jaw and bilateral arm disorders, as well as the attempts to reopen claims for headaches, ear disorder, left knee and leg disorder, right knee and leg disorder were denied. The ratings for major depressive disorder and low back disability were also not increased.

The Veteran withdrew all nine issues on appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the denial of these claims.

The Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease is not manifested by extension to 20 degrees or flexion limited to even 60 degrees, and therefore a rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the appellant's claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for residuals of cold weather injury and residuals of right knee injury to the RO for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination to determine if a left knee disability exists and whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.