Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims of service connection for residuals of a right knee injury, residuals of a left knee injury, residuals of removal of a growth on the chest wall, or arthritis of the back. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected muscle contraction headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, and his right knee disability is rated at 10 percent. The Board has remanded the case for further development.

The Board has determined that the appellant incurred a bilateral knee disorder as a result of his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC for further development. The veteran was requested to appear before a member of the Board but preferred a videoconference hearing instead.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to conflicting evidence regarding the veteran's hip disability and his service-connected knee and foot disabilities. The case is REMANDED for additional examinations and consideration.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle, right knee, and left knee disorders as well as right epididymal cysts. The evidence did not show any new or material evidence to reopen his previously denied PTSD claim.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings for his right knee and left knee disabilities were denied. The right knee condition was rated at 10 percent, while the left knee disability prior to May 17, 2004, was also rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a social and industrial survey of his disabilities, including his bilateral knee and low back conditions. The VA will conduct this survey and then readjudicate the case.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected left knee injury with torn posterolateral meniscus and degenerative joint disease, maintaining a current evaluation of 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to evaluations of service-connected knee and ulna disabilities.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee disorder is not related to his active service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and a low back disorder, finding no persuasive medical evidence to support these conditions as incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for his service-connected left shoulder disability, service connection for a low back disability, and service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee. The RO found that there was no exceptional or unusual nature to the veteran's left shoulder disability warranting extraschedular consideration, and did not find any evidence of a current low back disability or osteoarthritis of the left knee.

The veteran's service-connected left knee disorder is rated at 20 percent, effective from August 30, 2002. The veteran was granted a compensable rating for his left malar fracture residuals and left forearm hematoma residuals as of August 30, 2002. His right knee scar remains noncompensably disabling.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was denied.,Evidence submitted since the November 1996 rating decision did not provide new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, finding that a higher rating was not warranted based on instability or arthritis. The veteran is currently rated at 20 percent for his left knee condition.

The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for limitation of extension and a separate 10 percent evaluation for limitation of flexion in the right knee, but denied increased evaluations for other issues.

The veteran's service-connected right knee and elbow injuries are rated at 20 percent for instability and limitation of motion, respectively. The veteran is also entitled to a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis in the right elbow.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected bilateral knee disability and concluded that the veteran's current knee problems are more likely due to his back condition, thus denying the claim.