Knee Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's current arm symptoms are more likely related to alcohol consumption rather than in-service trauma. Therefore, service connection for a bilateral arm disability was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not have jurisdiction over Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Loan Center's mortgage foreclosure and the authority to reinstate a mortgage that is in default.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and the veteran's low back disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee and right shoulder disabilities, as well as his tinnitus, are service-connected. However, there is no evidence of a current heart disability or bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection, finding that his current left leg disability was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The veteran's right knee disorder is not service connected, and his left hip disorder remains denied.,His hearing loss claim has been reopened.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability rating for postoperative chondromalacia of the right knee. The case has been remanded to allow for a new VA examination and review of her claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance due to her inability to perform activities of daily living, as she was found capable of feeding herself, dressing herself, bathing herself, attending to the needs of nature without assistance. She is not blind or bedridden and does not require regular aid and attendance.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left knee disorder he claims was incurred or aggravated while participating in a VA compensated work therapy program, and exacerbated by subsequent surgery at a VA facility.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right knee injury and residuals of a right ankle injury have been denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and development of his claims.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee arthritis, established by X-ray findings, causes only noncompensable limitation of motion due to pain and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional VA examinations. The veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disability and an increased rating for his right knee disorder are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C, headaches, a right shoulder disorder, a left foot condition, and a right knee disorder. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities has been withdrawn due to the assignment of an effective date of March 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee disorder is secondary to his service-connected reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have degenerative joint disease of the right knee, left knee, lumbar or thoracic spine, right hip, or arms during service or within one year after separation from service. The veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, left leg amputation at the knee, and heart disease, including coronary artery disease. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current ligament strain of the left knee was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to service or any incident therein. As a result, the claim for service connection for ligament strain of the left knee is denied.

The veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and his left knee DJD is also rated at 10 percent. The RO granted service connection for both conditions.