Knee Board decisions

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical records and conduct further examinations to determine if the veteran's current right knee and low back disorders are related to his service-connected left knee disorder.

The veteran is requesting a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge and the case has been remanded for this purpose. The appeal will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for his left knee and low back disabilities were denied. The right knee disability was granted a 20 percent rating, but the claim remains pending.

The veteran's left knee disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The RO granted the claim for secondary service connection for a left knee disorder.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee condition is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and low back disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a direct relationship to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder. The claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and left knee disability are addressed in the remand following this order.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for traumatic arthritis of the right knee with scars, as his disability is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of issues related to service connection for a left knee condition and PTSD, including a TDIU.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability due to new and material evidence. The claim for service connection for a left knee disability is also granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and an examination.

The Board has granted separate 10 percent evaluations for the veteran's right knee cartilage disorder and degenerative joint disease prior to January 24, 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are granted, with some issues receiving a 10% evaluation and others not. The decision is based on direct evidence of in-service injury and subsequent disability.

The veteran was granted service connection for a left knee injury with instability on February 11, 2004, and an initial rating of 20 percent.,An effective date prior to September 20, 1999, for the grant of service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome was denied.

The Board has received a lay statement from the appellant's brother and is remanding the case to the RO for review of this new evidence.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional medical clarification regarding whether the veteran's right hip disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected left knee and low back disorders have been denied. The right knee claim has been reopened, but the new evidence does not establish a chronic right knee disability since discharge from service.

The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims to reopen for right shoulder disorder and bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, callosities and degenerative arthrosis. The veteran is also service-connected for hearing loss in the left ear, degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, a bilateral knee disorder, and depression.

The veteran's initial ratings for cervical spine arthrosis, lumbar spine arthrosis, and right knee disability were granted. The right knee disability received a compensable rating of 10 percent.