Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, and also denied initial compensable evaluations for right calf scar and left knee scar.

The appeal for a higher rating for the right second toe deformity was denied as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within one year after discharge, and no competent evidence linking the current condition to an incident during service.

The Veteran's service-connected post-operative left knee injury residuals and instability were denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia, right patella, and Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the right knee, and Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for left knee disability as there was no competent medical evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left total knee replacements, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his knee conditions and his military service.

The veteran's lumbar spine disability is not entitled to an evaluation in excess of 40 percent, and the left knee disability is not entitled to an increased evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a new VA examination.

The case is remanded for additional development, including a new examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for initial ratings for right knee retropatellar pain syndrome, inversion laxity of the left and right ankles, and a comminuted fracture of the right middle finger were granted with 10% ratings effective May 6, 2006.

The veteran's left and right knee disabilities have been found to be no more than 10 percent disabling since October 20, 2003.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's back, knee and stomach disorders.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the increased disability rating for right ankle arthritis was not timely filed and must be dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection on a secondary basis to an examiner for an examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a disability of the intestines, a back disability, and bilateral knee disabilities as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.