Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for a back disability and a right knee disability have been denied as there is no evidence linking these disabilities to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and further review of the evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee condition and degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, both on the basis that they are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, a skin condition, and arthritis of the bilateral knees. The decision also noted that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his claim for cold injury residuals of the feet.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back and right knee disabilities are secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, warranting service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence. The Board finds that his current right knee disability is related to an in-service injury, resulting in a grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disorder does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it does not result in limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has granted increased evaluations for the veteran's right and left knee disabilities, finding that they meet the criteria for arthritis with instability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg disability, specifically arthritis of the right knee, is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for her service-connected right knee, bilateral pes planus, scar residuals of left lateral breast biopsy, scar residuals of left index finger, and scar residuals of left thumb. The evidence did not show compensable limitation of motion or other factors warranting a higher rating.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left knee disability and service connection for a right knee disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 50 percent for derangement and 10 percent for traumatic arthritis, effective from June 2, 2005. The claims for a higher rating are denied.,An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic arthritis of the left knee is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right ankle, knee, and hip disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not show that any of these conditions warrant a rating higher than the current assigned disability ratings.

The veteran's CREST syndrome is productive of moderate impairment of health, with occasional attacks of blanching or painful hands and esophageal stricture. The RO granted a 60 percent evaluation for the disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 10 percent for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on functional loss or limitation of motion.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and left hand disabilities were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings, and he failed to report for a VA examination scheduled in connection with his right knee claim.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disorder is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further examination.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for lumbosacral strain and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee were denied as her conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further examination and verification of service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence of a claim prior to February 21, 2002. The effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals, right knee injury was set at February 21, 2002. Service connection for arthritis, left knee and degenerative disease, lumbosacral spine were denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the presumptive period. The claim for psychiatric disorder was also denied due to lack of evidence.