Knee Board decisions

The veteran's sleep apnea is found to be attributable to service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, finding moderate impairment due to arthritis and severe instability. The other issues on appeal have been denied.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's right knee disorder and low back pain, both currently rated at 30 percent. The claim to reopen service connection for a left knee disorder secondary to his right knee disorder is also granted.

The veteran's statutory period of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation under Chapter 31 expired in May 1986, and the criteria for extension of that period are not met. The Board found no serious employment handicap preventing the veteran from continuing his full-time employment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's preexisting left knee disorder did not worsen during service and is therefore not service-connected.

The June 1979 RO decision did not assign a single 10% rating for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities of the knees under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324, as there was no evidence showing that these conditions clearly interfered with normal employability.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee disability, which includes residuals of a previous surgery and arthritis, does not warrant an increased rating since July 1993.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability. The VA examiner concluded that the service-connected motor vehicle accident contributed to increased degenerative osteoarthritis of the right knee.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that his current left knee injury was not proximately caused by or the result of his service-connected right knee instability.

The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the hands and knees, finding no current disease or disability related to active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support such an increase.

The Board granted an increased rating to 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee with meniscectomy and lateral release, effective from November 21, 1991.

The Board has denied service connection for a left knee disability and granted increased ratings for the veteran's right ankle and shoulder disabilities. The left knee disability is not considered to be related to active military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected low back disability, effective from March 18, 1997. The appeal is denied on all other issues.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for anteriolateral plica syndrome of the left knee, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for arthritis of the right knee, finding that there was no evidence showing presence of the disability within one year of service discharge and concluding that any current right knee pathology is more likely due to post-service fracture and rodding.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee and saphenous neuritis do not warrant higher ratings as their symptoms are adequately addressed by the current 10% disability ratings.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a left ankle sprain and a left knee disorder. The veteran's GERD is currently rated at 10%.

The veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and a total rating based on individual unemployability were dismissed due to the death of the veteran.