Knee Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a right knee injury or condition during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left knee chondromalacia, finding that the condition existed prior to his entry into military service and did not increase in severity during active duty.

The Board denied secondary service connection for back and right knee disabilities, as well as an increased rating for the right ankle disability. The veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the right thigh are currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that there was no competent evidence linking the veteran's arthritis of the knees to his active duty service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's disabilities, including PTSD and duodenal ulcer, rendered him unemployable prior to July 21, 1998. The RO granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes effective July 21, 1998.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his knee disabilities have been denied. The RO found that the current disability levels do not warrant higher ratings based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, effective November 1, 2001. The condition is rated under Diagnostic Code 5055 (prosthetic replacement of the knee joint).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome, a low back disorder, and bilateral knee disorder. The claim for bilateral foot disorder was not well grounded as it was not related to any other condition already granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a below-the-knee amputation of the right leg and service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support the veteran's claims.,For the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, the Board determined that the veteran's below-the-knee amputation was not caused by negligence or fault on the part of VA treatment providers and thus did not meet the criteria for compensation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, and his service-connected lower back disorder warrants a 40 percent evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right hand and right knee disabilities, finding that there is no medical evidence of current chronic conditions related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a right leg disorder and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities has been denied. His post-operative residuals of an ACL repair are currently rated at 40 percent, and his osteoarthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected mechanical lower back pain and right below the knee amputation were both granted increased ratings, with the back disability receiving a 40 percent rating effective from May 31, 1994.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right knee disability began during service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of total right knee arthroplasty with history of arthroscopy and degenerative arthritis, effective from March 1, 2000. The 10 percent rating for the service-connected shell fragment wound involving Muscle Group XV on the right side remains unchanged.

The Board finds that the appellant's right knee strain/internal derangement is attributable to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the appellant's left knee disability was not related to his service-connected disabilities of the left hip and tibial stress fractures, thus denying the claim for secondary service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis of the right knee and overuse syndrome of the left knee, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee scar and granted an initial disability evaluation of 20 percent for the veteran's lumbosacral strain, effective from July 26, 1997.