Knee Board decisions

The VA has increased the rating for the veteran's right knee disability to 20 percent, effective from May 26, 1998. The current condition of the right knee is characterized by pain, slight limitation of motion, and advanced degenerative changes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and left knee disorder with arthritis, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has determined that the evidence supports an award of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee, which is secondary to the veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The veteran seeks TDIU based on his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The RO should adjudicate claims for service connection for a knee disorder and right ankle instability secondary to the service-connected flat feet, as well as remand the TDIU claim.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for residuals of a left eye injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a left knee disability due to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained multiple injuries as a result of an October 1998 motor vehicle accident, which occurred during his period of inactive duty for training. The medical evidence tends to show that these current right shoulder and right knee disorders were incurred as a result of this accident.

The Board has determined that the veteran's knee disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during service and are not related to any inservice injuries. The VA examiner concluded that the current knee problems are more likely caused by the veteran's obesity.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral syndrome, but denied service connection for traumatic arthritis of the shoulders. The veteran's right knee condition is presumed to have arisen during active service, while his shoulder condition does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the left knee disability based on instability, and continues the 10 percent rating for the right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and for increased evaluations of his bilateral varicose veins and traumatic arthritis of the right knee. The appeals were not about service connection, so no specific exposure basis was provided.

The Board has determined that the appellant's osteoarthritis of both knees, including right knee with total knee replacement and left knee, is likely attributable to his period of military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus and right knee disability, diagnosed as genu varum, did not worsen during service beyond its normal progression. The right ankle disability is not currently shown to be present.

The Board has granted the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, finding that new and material evidence supports this claim. The issue of service connection for bilateral pes planus remains unresolved.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's bilateral knee disability is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's right ear hearing loss is service-connected, as it is at least as likely as not caused by in-service noise exposure. However, there is no evidence of left ear hearing loss or low back and right knee disabilities incurred during active duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, neck disability, and residuals of an injury to his right middle finger. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The VA denied increased ratings for the veteran's left foot metatarsalgia and left knee postoperative resection of the medial plica with chondromalacia, as both conditions are rated at their maximum allowable under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability on a secondary basis and for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for retropatellar chondritis of the left knee, postoperative, effective from June 1996.