Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating or establish that her claimed conditions were related to service or secondary to her service-connected right knee disorders.

The Board remands the issues for further development, including a new examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any asthma.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bipolar disorder, and a knot on the right knee as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a low back disorder, bilateral knee arthritis, and bilateral foot disorder. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right leg and foot numbness was also denied.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia of the left knee with surgical repair of the medial and lateral meniscus, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a video-conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied service connection for right above-the-knee amputation, finding that the condition was not caused by or related to the Veteran's service or his service-connected paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for a more contemporaneous VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability.

The Veteran is granted a separate rating of 10 percent for residuals of a right knee injury with laxity, but the overall evaluation for his right knee disability remains at 10 percent.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and left knee condition are service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the veteran's pre-existing left knee disability was not aggravated by military service or his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left knee disability is related to service.

The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for bilateral shoulder disability was denied, while the issue of service connection for bilateral knee disability was reopened.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and a right knee disorder, including degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and found that a timely substantive appeal was not filed for lumbar facet arthropathy.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability as the evidence did not indicate that it was related to the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's PTSD was incurred in service, and he is not entitled to a higher initial rating for his right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability as proximately caused by the Veteran's altered gait due to his service-connected foot and ankle disabilities, but denied service connection for a left wrist disability. The effective date of the awards was set at April 17, 2003.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and his military service.