Knee Board decisions

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including VCAA notice and a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed right and left knee disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, a bilateral hip disability, and a low back disability were reopened based on new and material evidence. However, the Board found that these disabilities are not secondary to his service-connected ankle disability.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding all issues on appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to further adjudicate or address these claims.

The veteran's right and left knee instability were rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board found that a higher rating was not warranted.

The veteran's left knee disability is not shown to be more severe than the currently assigned 10 percent rating, as his range of motion does not warrant a higher evaluation under applicable criteria.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection for total left knee arthroplasty and total right knee arthroplasty.

The veteran's degenerative arthritis of the left knee is related to a leg injury that occurred during military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left and right knee strains, cervical strain, and lumbar strain due to a lack of evidence supporting higher disability evaluations.

The appeal is remanded to obtain SSA records and arrange for a VA examination regarding the veteran's claimed conditions.

The claim for service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease, claimed secondary to service-connected right sacroiliac arthritis, was reopened and granted.

The Board denied service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and low back disorder as there was no credible medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current conditions and his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disorder as there was no evidence of a relationship between the condition and the veteran's military service or his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for right foot and left foot disability, left knee disability, and back disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder, left ankle fracture, and left thumb injury. The appeal was granted for tinnitus as it was found to be related to the Veteran's active duty service. Service connection was denied for hypertension and right knee disorder.

The appeal is remanded for further development, including a new examination to assess the current status of the veteran's service-connected right knee and right ankle disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for his right and left knee disabilities are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for post-operative degenerative joint disease of the left knee, as flexion was measured at 130 degrees and did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome to obtain additional evidence, including a new VA examination.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right knee meniscectomy and degenerative joint disease were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of rectal polypectomy were rated at 10 percent prior to June 20, 2008, and increased to 60 percent effective from that date.