Knee Board decisions

The veteran's bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, which was first diagnosed during service, is found to be related to his military service and thus granted service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, headaches, blackouts and blurred vision, achy joints, and stuttering. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection based on direct service incurrence or secondary to an already service-connected condition.

The veteran's right knee has intermittent locking and instability, limiting extension to 10 degrees during flare-ups of pain. He is granted a 40 percent rating for postoperative meniscectomy with rotary instability of the right knee. The veteran also has moderate osteoarthritis in his right first toe, which warrants an initial 10 percent rating.

The Board found no chronic knee, ankle, leg/shin, or hearing loss disability related to service and denied the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that no new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and bilateral knees (claimed as back and bilateral knee disability), and psoriasis. The RO previously denied these claims in January 1998 without a timely appeal.

The Board granted an increased rating of 10 percent for the veteran's stress fracture, left tibia, with patellofemoral syndrome. The right knee claim was denied as there is no evidence to support a finding that the current patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee disability does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, effective December 2, 1994.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative disc disease and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, bilateral knee degenerative joint disease, and a history of otitis externa. Service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disability and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of bilateral knee disability.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral knee osteoarthritis was denied as there is no evidence of limitation of motion or other functional impairment.

The Board has denied service connection for chondromalacia of the right knee, but granted service connection for arthritis of the lower extremities (feet). The veteran's current arthritis is linked to her service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee arthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the reduction of the veteran's disability rating from 60 percent to 30 percent, effective July 1, 2001, for his service-connected left knee, status post total knee replacement, was improper. The prior 60 percent rating is restored.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and left ankle disabilities, finding that there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between these conditions and his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability, currently evaluated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right hip or left knee disability, and any complaints are not related to service-connected conditions. Therefore, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of surgical scars of the left thigh, left knee, and right hip areas is denied as there was no claim received prior to December 19, 1997.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right knee disability, finding that no additional disability was caused by VA treatment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders based on new evidence submitted since the final decisions in June 1975 and August 1999, respectively.

The VA Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's service-connected postoperative ACL deficient left knee warrants a 30 percent evaluation, reflecting significant functional impairment and instability.