Knee Board decisions

The veteran's initial rating for degenerative arthritis of the right knee was denied as it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's claims of service connection for disabilities manifested by left knee and lumbar spine pain, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, were reopened. Service connection for a tooth disorder was denied.

The veteran's right knee disability, including scarring, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for various disorders of the veteran's legs, hips, spine, and knee as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active military service.

The veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher evaluation for right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and a higher evaluation for residuals of bilateral frozen feet with pes planus were denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a right knee disorder, claimed as secondary to his left knee condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right knee disabilities, finding that the current 10 percent ratings accurately reflect the severity of his symptoms.

The veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae was rated at 30 percent, but no higher. Other claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus disability, residuals of left knee injury, residuals of left thumb injury, residuals of cervical sprain, and residuals of pseudofolliculitis barbae were not reopened as new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and patellofemoral pain of the left knee were denied as there was no evidence to support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service connection for lumbar strain was granted, while the claims for right knee disability and other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability and in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability to obtain additional evidence.

The veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee is not productive of more than slight impairment, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and a supplemental opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's right knee disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, as there was no medical evidence linking her current chronic knee strain to military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected varicose veins, left knee disability, and skin condition are being remanded for additional VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for service-connected residuals of a left knee injury with traumatic arthritis was denied, but new and material evidence was found to reopen the claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine. Service connection was granted for DJD of the cervical spine and mixed posttraumatic/migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder bursitis, back pain, chest pain and a left knee condition.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development of evidence.

The veteran's initial ratings for right knee chondromalacia and ligament laxity of the right knee were denied as they did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.