Knee Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's degenerative disc disease at L4-5 and L5-S1 was not caused by his time in service, and denied the claim. The right knee disability is pending further development.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of an abdominal aortic aneurysm and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right hip.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right lower leg disability, left lower leg disability, and bilateral knee disability. The examiner found no evidence linking these disabilities to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including assigning separate ratings for left hip and left knee disabilities.

The VA granted a 10 percent disability rating for arthritis of the right knee, effective July 1, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board found that the claimant's left knee disability, including traumatic arthritis, did not have an onset during active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in 1957 and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran is presumed to be totally disabled (due to permanent disability) for VA pension purposes.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disorder, ulcer, or gastrointestinal disorder in service and denied the claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of the current assigned ratings for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a back disorder and denied his claims for initial ratings for Osgood-Schlatter disease with degenerative arthritis of both knees. The evidence submitted since the last final denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back injury, left knee injury, and headache disorder. The evidence did not meet the criteria to reopen his previously denied claim for bilateral hearing loss. For the other conditions, there was no medical evidence showing a link between current disabilities and active service.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran currently has knee disorders that are related to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a combined rating in excess of 40 percent for his left knee disorder, finding that the evidence does not warrant such a rating.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected right knee disorder, currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of an in-service left knee injury and the veteran does not have a current disability. Therefore, service connection for the residuals of a left knee injury cannot be granted.

The veteran's right knee disorder was granted service connection in August 1991, but the appellant did not file a timely claim for accrued benefits based on this pending appeal. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left knee or back disability that is related to service, and specifically denies service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to inadequate VCAA notice, ineffective VA examination, and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability is related to his period of active duty and granted service connection for this condition.