Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's DJD of the left knee is a result of an injury incurred in service, and thus grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and increased ratings for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities. The hip disabilities are deemed to be directly related to playing football during service, while the knee disabilities are rated based on their current manifestations of degenerative joint disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities of the knees and ankles are not service-connected, as there is no evidence showing an injury or disease during service or for certain conditions evidence showing the condition first appeared within one year after service discharge. The current disability was also not caused by a service-connected condition.

The Board finds that the veteran's current right knee disorder is the result of a service injury in 1974, and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing, special home adaptations, or adaptive equipment due to his disabilities.

The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's left knee disability, which was previously rated as 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5260. The condition is now evaluated under Diagnostic Code 5257 due to its nature as degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and a lumbar spine disorder, finding that his current conditions are not related to his service-connected pes planus. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's chronic left hamstring strain and left knee tendonitis are related to his service, granting service connection for these conditions. However, there is no current evidence of a right knee disorder attributable to service.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and low back strain, but denied service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease and chest pain.,Service connection is established for a left knee disability (patellofemoral syndrome) due to continuity of symptomatology. Service connection for a low back disability is granted based on the veteran's reported history during service.

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the veteran's left total knee replacement from October 1, 1998, to March 25, 2001.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and earlier effective dates were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a finding of lateral instability prior to March 31, 2000 or more than moderate lateral instability from that date onwards.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left knee, finding that it was not incurred during active duty and is not related to any incident during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left knee disability that is directly related to his active military service. The VA examiner concluded that neither the veteran's service-connected right knee disability nor any other service-connected condition caused or aggravated his current left knee disability.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee scar, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

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

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of their onset during or as a result of military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disability, which was previously denied in May 1997.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting left knee disorder did not worsen during service and therefore, he is not entitled to service connection for his current condition.