Knee Board decisions

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing assistance is remanded due to the need for a current VA examination and the retrieval of her VA treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the RO's April 2003 decision assigning a 10 percent disability rating for arthritis of the left knee, as no substantive appeal was filed within the required time period. The veteran also abandoned his claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee meniscal tear.

The Board found no chronic left knee disorder was incurred during service and that the veteran's osteochondritis dissecans was not aggravated by any incident of active service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a left thigh injury was granted, with the effective date being February 12, 1998.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability and rash of both ankles as there is no competent medical evidence of current disabilities related to his periods of active duty or reserve training.

The veteran's claims for increased PTSD, reopening a right wrist injury claim, and service connection for various conditions were denied. The denial of the PTSD claim is due to failure to meet the criteria for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent. The denial of the right wrist injury claim is due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection was not granted for asthma, digestive disorder, broken finger (right or left), patellofemoral arthritis, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, prostatitis, skin disorders, or lung disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various orthopedic, respiratory, and cardiovascular disabilities. The right wrist disability was not related to military service, nor were the low back or bilateral knee disabilities. The bilateral foot disability (plantar warts) was linked to active duty. Hypertension was not shown to be related to military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left knee, and right shoulder disorders. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral leg disorder and arthritis of the back, knees, and hips. The evidence does not support these claims as there is no current diagnosis or credible link to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric condition, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service. The veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right knee was also not found to be related to service. Therefore, all claims for service connection are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial rating increase in excess of the assigned percentages.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, which resulted in a total knee replacement, warrants an increased rating to 60 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right knee and leg disorder and a back disorder, finding that there is no current medical diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need to consider additional VA clinical records and obtain a decision on the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection and increased ratings for the veteran's bilateral knee, shoulder, low back, and cervical spine disabilities. The claims were found not well-grounded under then-prevailing legal authority.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of nose injury did not warrant a compensable rating, and her other claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence linking current diagnoses to active service or service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of both knees did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired right knee disorder in service or for many years thereafter, and thus denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome, as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.