Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current bilateral knee disorder or ganglion cyst of the left wrist, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's TDIU claim was denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for a grant of TDIU prior to March 5, 2001. The effective date is set at March 5, 2001.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and contusions and episodic joint pain of the elbows and knees, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected myoclonic epilepsy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for back disability and bilateral knee disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim for back disability. The Board also found no current evidence linking the veteran's bilateral knee disability to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left knee or low back disability, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability warrants a 60 percent evaluation, reflecting severe painful motion or weakness as chronic residuals of total knee replacement.

The RO reduced the rating for bilateral pes cavus with traumatic arthritis from 30 percent to 10 percent in October 1988, but this decision was not CUE. The veteran's claim for an increased rating is denied.,The RO granted service connection for mixed tension migraine headaches effective February 25, 2000 and assigned a 30 percent evaluation for bilateral pes cavus with traumatic arthritis of the right foot effective April 27, 1999. The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates are denied.

The Board has granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the right knee effective April 16, 2001. The previous rating was 10 percent prior to that date.

The veteran's request for an increased rating on his service-connected left knee disability was denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA orthopedic examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of a nexus between her current conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied increased evaluations for the veteran's right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran did not sustain any additional disability of the left knee as a result of VA surgical treatment in 1985, and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability, headaches, and right thumb, 3rd and 5th fingers disability. The Board also found that there is no evidence of a current right shoulder disability or headache disorder within one year of discharge.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left hip arthritis as secondary to his service-connected left fibula/knee disability and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for left knee subluxation/instability and 10 percent for left knee arthritis.

The Board found that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and left knee disability. As such, these claims remain denied.

The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disorder was first manifested during his period of service and granted service connection for a chronic right knee disorder.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's right knee osteochondritis dissecans and a 20 percent rating for his left knee osteochondritis dissecans, effective from November 1999.

The veteran's psoriatic arthritis and lumbosacral strain with herniated nucleus pulposus are rated at the maximum disability levels based on their severity.

The Board denied reopening the claim for a left knee disability and denied entitlement to an increased rating for cervical spine arthritis.