Knee Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected right knee conditions, including lateral meniscectomy and traumatic arthritis, are currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disorder and back disorder are service-connected. The right knee disorder is considered to be a first manifestation of pre-existing injury, while the back disorder may be secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and a need for an orthopedic examination to determine if the veteran's current right knee disability is related to his in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that there was no current existence of these conditions and that they were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral knee disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred during in service. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. Service connection will be reconsidered based on the evidence presented.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased initial rating and earlier effective date for his bilateral knee disorder, finding that no evidence supported a claim prior to June 9, 1999.

The veteran's peptic ulcer disease, arteriosclerotic heart disease, dysthymic disorder, right knee injury, and sleep apnea were not incurred or aggravated during his military service. The Board found that the lack of treatment for these conditions for many years after service weighs against their claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and increased evaluation for left shoulder disability, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or other compensable conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the veteran's current bilateral knee disability is related to his service-connected pes planus or tinea pedis.

The veteran's service-connected chronic low back strain and right knee disability were evaluated, but the RO denied his claims for increased ratings. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating at any point.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and a right knee disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a bilateral knee condition related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating for limitation of motion and arthritis. The Board finds that his current symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral ankle disorder, left knee disorder, low back disorder, and arthritis of the right hip are all service-connected due to their relationship with his pre-existing Perthes' disease.

The VA determined that the veteran's current right knee disorder, including arthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for initial and increased ratings for scars as residuals of shell fragment wounds were denied. The left knee scar was not tender or painful, did not involve ulceration, instability, or cover a total area warranting a compensable rating. The right hand and forearm scars also met these criteria.

The veteran's claims for an initial, compensable rating for a scar as the residual of a superficial penetrating shell fragment wound of the left anteromedial superior knee skin surface and for an increased (compensable) rating for scars as the residuals of superficial shell fragment wounds of the right hand and distal forearm were denied. The veteran's claim for service connection for essential hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus was not perfected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, as well as her claim of service connection for a back disability. The RO in Waco, Texas initially denied these claims in August 1982 based on the absence of evidence showing a link between the claimed disabilities and active military service.