Knee Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury and residuals of a left knee injury based on new evidence submitted since the original denial in February 1949.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities (low back and bilateral knee conditions) preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, warranting a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for post-operative residuals of an ACL repair of the right knee and denied a compensable rating for residuals of a fractured nasal bone.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 6, 2001 for the total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, which was previously denied in February 1984. The veteran's claims folder includes an MRI study revealing Grade III chondromalacia patella with patella alta, lateral tilt, and early chondromalacia of the trochlear notch.

The Board finds that the veteran's left knee disability began during his active service and grants service connection for it.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, finding new and material evidence. The veteran's left knee disorder is found to be related to his military service, while the issue of entitlement to service connection for his right knee disorder remains pending due to additional development needed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee condition, degenerative joint disease, was incurred in or aggravated by her military service. As a result, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right knee disability, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's current left knee condition is not related to his service, specifically noting that any arthritis from rheumatic fever during service has completely healed and does not lead to long-term sequelae.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post-operative meniscectomy of the right knee with degenerative joint disease warrants a 10 percent evaluation, as it does not meet criteria for higher ratings due to limitation of motion or instability.

The veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the schedular requirements for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, nor is he unemployable as a result of his service-connected disabilities alone.

The VA determined that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disorder and degenerative changes of the cervical spine are related to service, with no other basis for connection provided.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to his service, and therefore, denied all claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the current 30 percent evaluation for the right knee disability is appropriate, considering the functional limitations due to pain during flare-ups and increased use.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of the right knee, including severe instability, warrant a 30 percent rating.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, which was previously denied in March 1998. The claim is now reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee residuals of ligamentous injury do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as it does not result in moderate or severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.