Knee Board decisions

The Board denied entitlement to increased ratings for degenerative joint disease in the left knee and cervical spine, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on limitation of motion.

The Board found no evidence of chronic right or left knee disorders during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee disability, currently rated as 10 percent disabling, has been denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected degenerative changes of the right knee, effective from June 11, 2001. The original claim was not about service connection but rather a request for increased disability ratings.

The veteran's service-connected low back disability and right knee arthritis are currently rated as 40 percent for the L5-S1 fusion, but his right knee is only rated as non-compensable. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities warrant separate 10 percent ratings for each knee, considering arthritis with painful motion. The current evidence does not support higher ratings based on instability or other specific criteria.

The veteran's service-connected low back disorder and left knee injury are rated at 10 percent each, with a separate rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage. The RO has granted these ratings.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for left knee instability and a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis with limitation of motion, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for residuals of left knee arthrotomy and assigned a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis of the left knee, effective from November 1967.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and bilateral knee disability have been denied. The evidence submitted since the last denial does not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a low back disorder, and the knee disability is not related to active service.

The Board found that the veteran's knee disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left and right knee disabilities do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as they are characterized by mild impairment of function.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's left knee disability, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for right knee disorder and right epididymitis, finding no new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his left knee disability, postoperative degenerative arthritis, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's left knee disability is rated at 30 percent effective June 23, 2000. The right knee degenerative chondritis remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence of a current chest pain disability, low back disorder, or bilateral knee disability due to disease or injury. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-existing left knee defect, infirmity, or disorder prior to service. The veteran's current diagnosis is meniscus injury with medial meniscectomy and residual chondromalacia and arthritis, not related to service.