Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including residuals of head injury, cervical spine disability, and right ankle disability, were not incurred or aggravated by service. The VA will notify you if further action is required on your part.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current right knee disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right foot and left knee disorders, as well as for fractured toes of both feet. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee injury during service was not severe enough to cause a significant tear of the meniscus, and his current condition is unrelated to any in-service incident. The examiner concluded that the veteran's development of osteoarthritis leading to total knee replacement occurred naturally with advancing age.

The Board denied a rating greater than 20 percent for right knee cartilage removal and granted a separate 10 percent rating for instability, but the overall disability remains at 20 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and residuals of a left knee fracture. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle and knee disabilities, finding no current disabilities related to service.

The case is being remanded for additional development to determine if the veteran's right knee disability is related to his active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a rating of 60 percent for his service-connected left knee disorder, status post left knee replacement, from September 1, 1998 to March 6, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee instability does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, and his osteoarthritis of the left knee does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for several disabilities, including a right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, right knee disorder, and dental trauma, all claimed as residuals of injuries sustained in a truck accident during service on April 18, 1953. The veteran's claim was reopened and granted effective January 2, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee disability is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left femur and thoracic spine disabilities were denied. The RO assigned a non-compensable disability evaluation for arthralgia of the left knee and hip, effective from February 1997.

The Board found that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities were not incurred in service, but his involuntary movement of the head and neck area was incurred during active service.

The veteran's right and left knee disabilities were granted increased ratings of 20 percent for recurrent synovitis and internal derangement, respectively, effective September 15, 1999.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claim can be fully adjudicated, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the veteran's left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left leg, knee, and foot disabilities are related to his service. The RO previously denied these claims in June 1956 due to lack of evidence supporting such conditions during service.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 9, 2002, as there was no evidence of an increase in disability that occurred within one year before the November 29, 2002, filing date.

The veteran's left knee conditions, including anterior cruciate ligament repair and medial meniscectomy and chondromalacia, are currently rated at 20 percent. His arthritis is rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.