Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's period of active military service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of right knee sprain and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and mid-back disorder as there was no evidence of chronic disability resulting from an in-service injury or disease, nor any continuity of symptomatology after service.

The appeal is remanded for the Veteran to attend a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability was dismissed due to his failure to respond to VA requests for authorization of records.

The Veteran's right knee disability was found to not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent based on the current severity and findings from the VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee, low back, right hip, and left hip disorders as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee injury, right knee injury, and back disorder as the evidence did not support that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied service connection for a seizure disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, carpal tunnel of the right upper extremity, left knee disorder, and migraine headaches as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his left knee and skin conditions were denied, as well as his claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, gout of the right toe, low back disorder, and sleep disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a bilateral knee disability, bilateral flat feet, COPD, and a lumbar spine disability as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active naval service.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for right knee and right shoulder disabilities are being remanded for additional VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for a left knee disorder is being remanded to obtain additional records.

The Board found that the veteran's right and left knee iliotibial band syndrome did not warrant ratings in excess of 10 percent prior to February 16, 2005, but a 40 percent rating was warranted for the right knee from that date, while a 50 percent rating was warranted for the left knee. No temporary total disability rating beyond October 1, 2005, was granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disorder, hypertension, cancer in bowels, arthritis in knees, lower extremities, neck and hands, and hepatitis.

The appeal is remanded to the Board of Veterans' Appeals for additional development and readjudication.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability as it was not shown to be related to active military service or secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.