Knee Board decisions

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding his service-connected degenerative left knee condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and an increased rating for residuals of a left knee laceration, finding no evidence to support these claims.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left knee disability, currently rated at 10 percent.

The VA has granted compensable evaluations (10%) for the veteran's right and left knee disabilities, based on limitation of motion.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis in the left knee, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the current condition to the veteran's active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and right ankle disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of more than a moderate limitation of motion, which does not warrant an increase in rating beyond the current 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left ankle fracture is currently rated at 20 percent, the mood disorder with depressive features at 30 percent, and there are no current findings of right ankle or knee disabilities. Service connection for aggravation of pre-existing bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The veteran does not have a current right knee or right ankle disorder.,Headaches are not service-connected as they resulted from the veteran's own willful misconduct.

The veteran's left knee and hand disabilities are currently evaluated at the maximum available ratings, with no additional issues or conditions warranting higher evaluations.

The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation for low back syndrome, but granted compensable evaluations for dry skin of the feet.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected right knee, right ankle, and bilateral plantar fasciitis disabilities. The RO found that these conditions did not warrant higher ratings based on current symptomatology.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance because the Chief Medical Director certified that the knee brace did not cause his clothing to wear out or tear.

The Board found that the initial 10% evaluation assigned following the grant of service connection for right knee meniscus tear was proper and did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran's right knee disability is due to an injury sustained during service and the Board finds that it meets the criteria for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's left knee injury does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on limitation of motion or any other applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The hearing loss in the right ear was not shown in service or within a year thereafter, while left ear hearing loss is currently rated as non-compensable. The left knee disability does not warrant an increase beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities more nearly approximate the criteria for a 30 percent rating, which is granted.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities, finding that they did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The veteran's service-connected right knee strain and shin splints have been granted, with a 10 percent rating effective October 30, 2002.

The veteran's service-connected arthritis of the right knee, lumbar spine, right elbow, and left elbow are all rated at 20 percent each.