Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for neck disorder, bilateral knee disorder, and hemorrhoids. Service connection was granted for a disorder of the left hand finger due to frostbite.

The appellant's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from caring for his daily personal needs and do not render him unable to protect himself from the hazards of daily living. The appellant is not substantially confined to his house or immediate premises as a result of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia, arthritis of the knees, and a right leg length discrepancy. The Board also denied an increased rating for left ankle disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and a skin disorder, including pruritus ani are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee and left knee instability, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support such a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for instability of the left knee from May 6, 2000 to July 27, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran's joint pain, including in his right knee, is not service-connected due to lack of objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that they do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the current symptoms and examination findings.

The Board found that the veteran's current metatarsalgia of both feet is related to service, but denied her claims for left knee disorder, plantar warts of the left foot, and blisters of the right foot as these conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg condition and an increased rating for his shell fragment wound, left knee. The veteran was not granted service connection for a right leg condition due to lack of evidence linking it to his service. His claim for an increased rating was also denied as there is no evidence showing that his current symptoms are more severe than those at the time of his last rating decision.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of the issues raised.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for instability as a residual of left knee injury, status-post meniscectomy, effective from June 20, 1994.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between the veteran's service-connected left knee disorder and other claimed conditions. The issues of entitlement to service connection remain in dispute.

The Board has denied service connection for right knee, ankle, and toe disorders as they are not separate from the already service-connected gunshot wound to the thigh and injury to the peroneal nerve.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic right knee disability, arthritis of the left great toe, or bilateral foot disorder (including flat feet) that was incurred in service. The claims are therefore denied.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA orthopedic examination and reviewing the expanded record to consider service connection for multiple disorders due to exposure to herbicides.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left knee is being remanded due to outstanding service records and further medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a corneal abrasion of the right eye and chronic fatigue syndrome. The knee pain was found to be due to an undiagnosed illness, but other issues were not supported by evidence.