Knee Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder and declined to grant TDIU due to the veteran's service-connected right knee and low back disorders.

The veteran's claims of increased ratings for L5 spondylolysis and right knee patella femoral syndrome were remanded by the Board. The RO is instructed to obtain medical records, conduct VA examinations, and readjudicate the issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee and leg disorder and a low back disorder, finding that these conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a right knee disorder and granted it. The skin condition is also considered to be related to service.

The Board found no competent evidence to support the claim that the veteran's left knee disorder was caused by, or increased in severity due to, his service-connected right knee disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for loss of sensation in the legs, headaches, and bilateral knee disorder were denied as not well grounded. The claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD from July 15, 1999 was also denied.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for low back disability. The veteran's left knee disorder is considered to have aggravated his low back condition, warranting a rating increase.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, and his right knee disability was granted a 10 percent evaluation.

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

The Board determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disorder. The left knee disability was also reopened, but no increase in rating is granted.

The veteran was granted a clothing allowance for the years 1993, 1994 and 1995 due to his service-connected right knee disability. The appeal regarding PTSD is deferred until further development is completed.

The Board has granted increased ratings for service-connected chondromalacia of the right and left knees, with separate ratings for arthritis in each knee.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and low back disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions during or after service. The claim to reopen the right hand rash was not granted as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim of service connection for a left knee disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disorder or bilateral ankle weakness as a result of military service and denied the veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chondromalacia of the right knee was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings and extensions of his total disability rating due to knee surgery were denied. The left knee disorder was rated as 20 percent disabling from December 16, 1992, until January 1, 1998.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for low back and left knee disorders, as well as granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder. The effective date remains unchanged at March 22, 2001.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's right knee disorder from April 1991 to January 2002, finding that the evidence did not support such an increase.