Knee Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination to assess the severity of his left knee disorder.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a right leg disorder, which was denied in 1975 due to pre-existing conditions. The RO again declined to reopen the claim in 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right knee was incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the bilateral knee was incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination and consideration of new evidence.

The VA has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee as secondary to a service-connected left knee disorder and assigned an initial disability rating of 10 percent.

The Board found that the February 2002 rating decision granting service connection for left knee strain, status-post left pelvic fracture, and status-post left forearm fracture was not undebatably erroneous. The veteran's cervical spine disability, left ankle disability, and left foot disability were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a broken left foot, fracture of left wrist, and bilateral knee disability due to lack of evidence of current disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee, was not rated higher than noncompensable during the entire rating period.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right elbow disability was rated at 10 percent, while the right knee disability was rated at 20 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disorder is not proximately due to or the result of his service connected right knee disorder. The claims for increased ratings for right and left foot disorders are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including a right shoulder disorder, neck disorder, left arm disorder, and knee disorders. The decision also denied his request to reopen a previously denied claim for a right shoulder separation.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to additional development being required.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral knee disability that she claims is secondary to her service-connected left ankle disability. The Board has ordered remand due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for additional development of medical records. The veteran is entitled to a higher rating on an extra-schedular basis if found.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the knees and miliaria rubra, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic low back pain, effective from December 9, 2004. The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities remains pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to provide notice of VCAA and VA's duties in procuring evidence relevant to his claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective date for service connection and increased evaluations, finding that his preexisting conditions were aggravated by service but not warranting an earlier effective date or higher ratings.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable rating for his hearing loss, back injury, left knee disability, and right knee disability are being remanded for additional development.