Knee Board decisions

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities of the right lower extremity do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent evaluations.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome and low back strain are related to service, granting service connection for both conditions.

The veteran's back scoliosis and right knee degenerative joint disease were not found to be related to service. However, the left lung tumor was granted service connection as it is considered a direct result of service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury and did not grant compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the veteran's injuries, including those resulting from a motor vehicle accident.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disorder and service connection for sinusitis, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee and right shoulder disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim of low back disability. The other issues were also denied as there was no direct evidence linking these conditions to active military service.

The veteran's left knee disability, which includes post-left knee meniscectomy with traumatic arthritis and left knee replacement, is currently rated at 30 percent disabling. The Board found that the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent have not been met.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a right knee disorder due to new evidence of a current condition. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against establishing a link between the current condition and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disabilities do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that a 30 percent rating is appropriate for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left knee meniscectomy, which includes symptoms such as left knee enlargement and instability.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee condition, characterized by recurrent subluxation or lateral instability and degenerative joint disease with painful motion, warrants a 20 percent rating for his service-connected right knee disability. A separate 20 percent rating is assigned for arthritis with painful motion.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability due to lack of competent medical evidence establishing a causal link between the two conditions.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the service-connected left knee disability due to severe arthritis, limiting flexion to 15 degrees.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bursitis of the left knee and cystitis, finding that there is no evidence to support compensable ratings.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral knee disorder was not service-connected because it existed prior to his enlistment and did not worsen during service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disorder, but the veteran's request for a hearing before a traveling member of the Board was not addressed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disorder and granted this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted since the November 1972 rating decision.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for her right knee disorder, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation based on limitation of motion or instability.