Knee Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for additional vocational rehabilitation training under chapter 31 of title 38, U.S. Code.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities (lumbosacral spine disability, residuals of a right thigh GSW, and status post arthroplasty, right knee) prevent him from maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the criteria for establishing entitlement to TDIU are met.

The Board found that there was no CUE in the August 1976 and February 1995 rating decisions, which denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities. The RO also determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board found that there was no CUE in the November 1969 RO decision assigning a noncompensable rating for the left knee disorder, and thus denied the veteran's claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee meniscus injury and repair, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and left knee degenerative joint disease. The Board found that these conditions were not related to his active military service.

The veteran's case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing in Boston. The issues are an increased evaluation for his right knee scar and whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection of a chronic right knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for right below the knee amputation and left toe amputation, both claimed secondary to frostbite. The claim of reopening a headache claim was granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a chronic left knee disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee. The veteran's current knee disability may be linked to an incident in service, as evidenced by a June 1991 VA medical record.

The Board has granted an initial 20 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the left knee with chondromalacia of the patella, post arthroscopy, and a noncompensable rating for left testicle loss.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening service connection for PTSD, bilateral knee disorders, hearing loss, excessive sweating, bursitis of the left hip, and loss of memory due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied increased evaluations for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not warrant an increase in either evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased disability ratings for his right knee and shoulder disorders.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's right knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation benefits was denied due to his recent employment termination, which the RO determined was not related to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development and consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral knee disabilities were present at the time of his induction into active duty and were aggravated by service. As such, service connection for these disabilities is granted.

The Board has granted a 10% rating for right knee instability and a separate 10% rating for degenerative changes in the right knee, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not present new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, resulting in denial of the appeal.

The RO denied increased evaluations for the veteran's right and left knee disorders, as well as earlier effective dates for these evaluations.,The veteran appealed the decision, but the Board found that the criteria for increased evaluations were not met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his service-connected right knee disorder and arthritis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.