Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and finds no evidence to support service connection for any of them.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including memory loss, skin disorders, liver issues, subarachnoid hemorrhage, blood disorders, and left knee disorders, all of which are claimed as resulting from undiagnosed illnesses during his service in Southwest Asia. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The VA determined that the veteran's right knee disability, which includes arthritis and instability, warrants a combined rating of 20 percent. The claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the veteran's right knee disability due to limitation of motion and slight instability. The original grant of service connection remains in effect.

The Board has determined that the creation of the overpayment was due to administrative failure and not fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. The veteran's claim for continued increased compensation rates and his daughter's Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) were submitted under the same cover letter in September 1995, putting VA on notice of both benefits sought. As a result, recovery of the overpayment is against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for a left knee disability. The veteran's preservice left knee condition was aggravated by active service, warranting service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a current right knee disability and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that it does not have jurisdiction over the issue of whether a motorized wheelchair should be provided, as such decisions are beyond its authority.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for arthritis of the left knee and restored the previous ratings for other service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability, manifested by pain and intermittent instability, did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation than 10 percent.

The veteran's knee and hip conditions, as well as his sinusitis with nasal polyps, were granted service connection. He was assigned a 10 percent evaluation for each condition effective from November 1, 2000.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) found that the veteran's left knee condition, which includes chondromalacia patella and a history of meniscectomy, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for his right knee disability were denied. The claim for benefits pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 for left knee treatment was also denied.

The veteran has withdrawn their appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's right knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has denied his claim for an increased rating.

The Board found that the right knee disability existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying service connection.

The Board found that the July 1999 decision to sever service connection for instability of the right knee was not CUE, and thus service connection and a separate compensable rating for instability in the right knee are restored.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, finding that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD due to service, and there is no evidence of a left knee disorder related to service. The claim for service connection for these conditions was denied.