Knee Board decisions

The veteran's claims for increased rating, earlier effective date, and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability.

The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding the denial of increased ratings for patellofemoral syndrome of each knee and residuals of a left rotator cuff injury and a fracture of the left fibula, thus the claim was dismissed.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for arthritis of the knees, and a compensable rating for right foot tendonitis were denied. The Board found that there was no current hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations, but granted separate ratings of 10 percent for each knee disorder due to painful motion.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of torn cartilage of the left knee and a psychosis, but denied an increased (compensable) rating for sarcoidosis.

The veteran's right knee disorder was not caused or made permanently worse by his military service.

The veteran's service-connected postoperative left knee chondrocalcinosis, right knee degenerative joint disease, and hiatal hernia with GERD, status post nissen fundoplication, do not warrant ratings in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, but the Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability was remanded to obtain additional evidence and an updated VA examination.

The veteran's chondromalacia of the left and right knees were granted a 10 percent evaluation, but his claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral hip disability were denied.

The veteran's lumbar facet hypertrophy at L5-S1 and left knee medial compartment narrowing are secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability, while his migraine headaches are the result of disease incurred during active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations were partially granted, with some conditions receiving higher ratings and others remaining at their current levels.

The Board remands the claims for a medical opinion to determine if the veteran's back and knee disorders are related to his service-connected left hip disability or to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent, and earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings.

The veteran was granted a separate non-compensable rating for a muscle injury related to the residuals of a gunshot wound to the right knee with a fracture of the tibial plateau and scars.

The Board denied the underlying claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities, but these decisions were vacated by the Court and remanded for further development.

The Board remands the case to obtain further clarification from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the veteran's claimed hip and knee disorders and his periods of military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral knee disorder, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and bilateral neuropathy of the hands, feet, and back. The initial rating for PTSD was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, traumatic arthritis of the right knee, an eye disability, and depression/anxiety. The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated as 10 percent from October 30, 2002 to September 12, 2004 and since July 1, 2007, and as 20 percent from September 13, 2004 through June 30, 2007.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and bilateral pes planus to obtain medical opinions on etiology.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for depression, and increased ratings for her knee and back conditions.