Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for chronic acquired bilateral knee disorders, finding that the preexisting conditions were not aggravated by active service and that there was no evidence of a nexus to service.

The veteran's claim for an increased initial evaluation for osteoarthritis of the left knee rated at 10 percent prior to March 4, 2004 and 30 percent thereafter has been denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for her service-connected right knee disability was denied due to her failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings have been granted, with the effective date being determined by the RO.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and the need for further development, including obtaining medical records from various providers and scheduling an examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for blurred vision and an increased evaluation for his left knee disability, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The TDIU claim was also denied due to a lack of VA examination addressing employability.

The Board has determined that service connection is granted for chronic cough/bronchitis, but not for right shoulder or right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disabilities, a heart condition (intermittent sinus tachycardia), a left arm disorder, hemorrhoids, shin splints of both legs, and bronchial asthma. The decision also noted that no cardiovascular disease was found during service or subsequent examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.

The veteran's joint pain, including in the ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, and wrists, is found to be due to an undiagnosed illness related to her service in the Persian Gulf. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type and increased the disability evaluation for a scar on the right knee to 10 percent. The claim for an increased disability evaluation for bilateral pes planus remains pending.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of arthritis or bursitis in his right knee and wrist, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee chondromalacia and an initial increased rating for his service-connected left knee chondromalacia. The Board found that arthritis in the veteran's right knee was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for osteoarthritis of the left ankle, bilateral shoulders, knees, hands, wrists, elbows, feet, hips, and lumbar spine. The veteran's arthritis was not found to have originated during or within one year after his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection for right hip and knee disabilities, finding that these conditions were not related to his service-connected left femur fracture.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's reactive airway disease is rated at 30 percent, and he has been granted service connection for a small patent foramen ovale. Other claims of service connection are denied.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his right knee disability was denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on instability or recurrent subluxation, but did find that he had limitation of motion warranting a separate 20 percent rating.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension during a hearing before the Board. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.