Knee Board decisions

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left femur fracture and right foot arthritis were denied as the evidence did not show that they warranted a higher rating.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, including as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The RO must obtain all relevant medical records and provide the veteran with an examination to determine the etiology of his current right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for a liver disorder as secondary to medication taken for the service-connected thrombophlebitis of the right and left legs, and denied an increased evaluation for impairment of the left knee.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis, right knee disability evaluation, and lumbar spine disability evaluation were denied. Temporary total ratings under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. � 4.29 and 4.30 were also denied.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic left knee disability in service and concluded that the current left knee disorder is not related to the veteran's military service.

The veteran's appeal is about his service-connected left knee disability and he seeks a higher rating. The Board has ordered additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling the veteran for an examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The Board denied increased evaluations for service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right and left knees, both currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied service connection for a ganglion cyst of the left wrist, right ear hearing loss, and a left knee disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and service connection for a left knee disability, finding that his pre-existing back disorder was not aggravated by VA treatment in August 1991, and that his left knee injury is not related to any service-connected or compensable disability.

The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and his deviated nasal septum is not service-connected. The RO has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings.

The veteran's service connection claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae, residuals of a left thumb injury, and chondromalacia of the patella of the left knee have been granted. These conditions are considered to be directly related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for all the claimed conditions and assigned each a zero percent (noncompensable) evaluation.

The veteran's right knee disability, characterized by severe impairment including pain, weakness, instability, tenderness, limited range of motion, and degenerative joint arthritis, warrants a rating of 30 percent under the criteria for limitation of motion and degenerative joint disease.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for left knee instability, left thigh scar residuals of a shell fragment wound with left knee arthritis and ankylosis, or PTSD.

The Board found no evidence of a right knee disability during service or within one year after service, and concluded that the veteran's current right knee condition is not related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for chronic back pain, right knee trauma, and bilateral hip condition were denied. However, the effective date of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left knee was granted as August 30, 2001, with a rating of 10%.

The veteran's service-connected left knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the clinical evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection due to new and material evidence. It is found that his pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated in service, warranting service connection.

The Board found that the interruption of vocational rehabilitation benefits was proper, but the discontinuance of these benefits was not. The veteran's case was placed in 'interrupted status' and then later in 'discontinued status'.