Knee Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA medical records and a de novo review.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities based on new evidence submitted since the last denial.,Service connection was denied for a skin condition as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has decided to remand the veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination reports and requests for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to address whether the veteran is entitled to a higher initial rating for his right knee DJD and instability.

The veteran is entitled to service connection for arthritis of the knees due to exposure to severe weather during service.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, finding that it first appeared during active military service and has continued to the present.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected bipolar disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder. The veteran was assigned a 10 percent rating for each knee condition.

The RO denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for psychiatric disability, including PTSD. The effective date remains April 17, 2001.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate was denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right hip and left knee do not warrant an increased evaluation as their current ratings are already at the maximum schedular criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and PTSD, as well as his increased evaluations for traumatic arthritis, a third degree burn scar of the left ankle, and a scar of the right knee. The evidence received since the October 1961 rating decision was found to be cumulative or immaterial.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, psychiatric disorder, scrotal abscess, and skin disorders. The veteran's claims were not well-grounded.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Member of the Board.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and granted the claim on its merits, finding that the evidence supports a grant of entitlement to service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including cervical spine disability, low back disability, thoracic outlet syndrome, right hand disability, tendonitis of bilateral elbows, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

The veteran's low back disability with intervertebral disc syndrome is rated at 40 percent, effective from September 23, 2002. His right knee arthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of a bilateral knee disorder or back disorder, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee and instability of the right knee are being remanded due to a lack of recent post-operative VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed left knee and left ankle disorders are not related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board granted the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of 40 percent for residuals, left knee injury, effective March 16, 2005.