Knee Board decisions

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current levels for right knee disability and left knee DJD, but granted a 20 percent rating for right knee instability from August 29, 2006.

The case was remanded for further development and readjudication of the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death.

The Board finds that the evidence demonstrates an etiological relationship between the veteran's low back and left knee disabilities and service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The Board denied service connection for TMJ, GERD, fibromyalgia, a left knee disorder, and a left foot disorder as they were not related to active military service or to the veteran's service-connected major depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected right knee, status post arthroscopy.

The Board denied service connection for right knee DJD and low back disability as they were not caused or aggravated by the veteran's left knee DJD, nor related to any incident of service.

The veteran's service-connected prostatitis, bladder outlet obstruction is rated at 20 percent. No other conditions were granted a higher rating.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination and adjudication of his service connection claims.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychological disorder, residuals of frostbite of the knees, and a low back disorder are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee and chronic grade I edema of the left lower leg, as there was no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated in service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the claim for an increased initial evaluation of the veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, post-operative resection of fractured patella.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and examinations to assess the current severity of his asthma and bilateral knee disabilities.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his lumbar spine disability and to address the etiology of any knee disabilities.

The veteran was granted a 60 percent evaluation for residuals of a total right knee replacement prior to December 5, 2006. However, the Board found that an evaluation in excess of 60 percent is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left eye injury and right knee injury, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's period of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding no evidence that it was caused by or related to his service or his service-connected Achilles tendonitis.

The veteran was granted a separate, initial, 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee under Diagnostic Code 5261. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee status post meniscectomy and arthroscopy; tear of medial meniscus, under Diagnostic Code 5258 was denied.

The veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for low back strain, right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, hemorrhoids, and bilateral pes planus were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the appellant's service-connected left knee strain, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on range of motion or other factors.