Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back, right hip, and right knee disabilities as they were not related to his active military service or any incident thereof, including his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities were not incurred as a result of any established event, injury, or disease during active duty for training.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of various joints, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, seasonal allergies/rhinitis, a respiratory condition and tinnitus. However, the evidence does not support an increased rating for his current conditions.

The Veteran's residuals of a femur fracture with shortening and total knee replacement were evaluated as noncompensable, and the Veteran was found not to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the service connection claims.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his total right knee replacement was denied as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, and blood clots of the left lower extremity as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, and the claim for a low back disability was denied as there is no evidence of a relationship between the current condition and active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-traumatic headaches and bilateral knee disability, are of sufficient severity to result in unemployability.

The veteran's right ear hearing loss was incurred during active service, while a bilateral knee disability and left elbow disorder were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for the prosthetic right knee effective September 1, 2001, but higher ratings are not warranted for other conditions.

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

The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for post-operative residuals of a left knee injury with instability, effective July 14, 2008.

The veteran does not have any current disabilities involving his low back, neck, right knee, or ankles.

The Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis and instability do not meet the criteria for ratings in excess of 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

The Veteran's left knee disability has been granted a rating of 20 percent since August 16, 2003.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and increased ratings for bilateral knee chondromalacia were denied due to insufficient evidence of a verified or potentially verifiable in-service stressor related to the claimed PTSD, and no functional loss that equates with flexion being limited to 60 degrees or less or extension limited to less than 10 degrees for either knee was demonstrated.

The Board found that the veteran's aortic stenosis pre-existed his service and was not aggravated by it, nor was it related to his diabetes mellitus. The veteran's left knee disability did not warrant an initial rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis, right knee conditions, and left knee degenerative changes were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations.