Knee Board decisions

The veteran's claimed conditions, including skin cancer, cancer of the cranium, a left eye cataract, blood clots to the left leg resulting in amputation below the knee, a right hip disorder, and arthritis, were not incurred or aggravated by active service. The appeal is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for eye disorders, bilateral ptosis, residuals from bacteria after placement of an IUD, premenstrual dysphoria disorder (claimed as depression), and a bilateral knee disorder have all been denied. The denial is based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee impairment warrants a rating of 10 percent, effective from January 1997.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee, low back, and/or left hip disabilities. The right knee disability is currently evaluated at 10 percent, while the low back disability is now rated at 60 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 26, 1999 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has granted a 20% rating for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and internal derangement of the right knee, effective from the date of the June 1993 rating decision. The veteran is not entitled to an increased rating for either condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral knee and pes planus disabilities did not increase in severity during service, and his respiratory disability was not incurred or aggravated by service. As a result, these claims are denied.

The veteran's increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities have been granted, with the effective dates being November 1996 and September 2000 respectively.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disorders, thus granting these claims.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the amputations of the lower extremities to the service-connected inactive pulmonary tuberculosis. The veteran's claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the left knee was incurred during active service and grants the claim.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disorder during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection as his current condition is not related to an injury or disease incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's low back strain, right ankle sprains, and chronic sinusitis are service-connected. However, there is no evidence of a current right knee disorder or defective hearing related to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disorder as secondary to his service-connected gunshot wound residuals and denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has determined that the veteran's fracture of the transverse process L3, L4, L5 with degenerative changes L4-S1 warrants a 50 percent evaluation, and his arthritis of the left knee warrants a 10 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has granted increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected conditions, including a total left knee replacement and impairment of Muscle Group XIV. The lumbar spine condition remains at its current evaluation.

The veteran's right knee disability, including his residuals from the medial meniscectomy and ACL reconstructive surgery, is rated at 20 percent for instability. His degenerative joint disease of the right knee is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board denied both claims as there was no evidence to support higher ratings.