Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for left knee disorder, right knee disorder, and cervical spine disorder. The disorders were not found to be related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right knee pain and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, finding that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for service connection of her bilateral knee disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between her current knee conditions and her military service.

The veteran wishes to withdraw his appeal, resulting in the vacatur of the June 2005 Board decision.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeals for the issues of service connection for asbestosis, right knee disorder, and a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot injury and found that the veteran's current right foot condition is related to injuries sustained during his military service. The issues of increased ratings for the right shoulder disability, right knee instability, and limitation of motion in the right knee are remanded for further development.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current right knee disorder to his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the increased rating for his post-operative right knee disorder with degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied service connection for cerumen impaction of both ears, residuals of a left eye injury, hypertension, lumbosacral spine disability (claimed as secondary to service-connected left ankle fracture), bilateral knee condition (claimed as secondary to service-connected left ankle fracture), and right ankle disability (claimed as secondary to service-connected left ankle fracture). Service connection was not granted for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for herniated nucleus pulposus and degenerative joint disease of bilateral knees, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected left knee injury, post-operative synovectomy. The claim was based on the current non-compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5257.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling orthopedic and dermatologic examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's left knee condition.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee disability, post-operative residuals of lateral meniscectomy, does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board found no current diagnosed chronic disability for the veteran's bilateral shin splints and bilateral knee problems, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection of a psychiatric disorder, low back disability, and right knee disability. The claim to reopen the psychiatric disorder was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for both the low back and right knee disabilities were also denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for low back, bilateral knee, and left hip disorders due to lack of evidence showing their onset during or shortly after military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a disability in service or within one year following service, and the Board found that any current disabilities are not related to service.

The VA has granted a higher initial rating of 40 percent for the veteran's left knee disability, which includes postoperative residuals from a meniscectomy with chondromalacia. The effective date is not specified as it was granted retroactively.

The Board denied service connection for left thumb and left knee disabilities, as well as initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for right hip, left hip, and right thumb disorders. The veteran's assertions were not supported by current medical evidence.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's rating from 50% to 30% for residuals of left knee arthrotomy was proper based on an improved level of joint extension.