Knee Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder condition, left knee condition, right knee injury, and mechanical low back pain.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left knee disability and determined that it was incurred during active duty for training. Service connection is granted.

The veteran's service connection claim for residuals of stress changes of the mid femurs, knees, and calcanei has been denied. The RO found that there was no evidence to support a grant of service connection.

The Board found no evidence of in-service injuries or disabilities that led to the veteran's current right knee and low back disorders, thus denying service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his right knee disability was denied by the RO. The case is now remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran did not timely perfect an appeal as to his claims for service connection for a disability manifested by dizziness and service connection for ulcers, gastritis, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, carpal tunnel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome. As such, the Board does not have jurisdiction over these claims.

The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, including osteocartilaginous exostosis of the right knee and left knee sprain. The claims are now considered on their merits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee conditions, other than his service-connected chondromalacia, are not related to his military service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability due to lack of verification of military service and incomplete medical records.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected postoperative meniscectomy of the right knee with laxity in lateral, collateral and anterior cruciate ligament was denied by the RO.

The Board found no competent medical evidence of current right or left knee disabilities and denied the appellant's claims for service connection.

The VA has denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his right knee and left knee disabilities, finding that they do not meet the criteria for increased ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for a right leg/knee disorder, as it does not provide a basis to establish that any current condition involving his right leg/knee was incurred or aggravated by his Vietnam-era military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for osteochondromatosis of the left and right knees, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA regulations.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, consistent with his educational attainment and occupational experience.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, finding that there was no medical evidence showing a direct relationship between his service-connected left ankle disorder and his current knee conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee chondromalacia and degenerative arthritis of the patellofemoral joint had their onset in service, granting service connection for a left knee disorder.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The conditions addressed include residuals of injuries to the right hip and leg, left ankle fracture, right knee injury, left zygomatic fracture, and chronic low back syndrome with sciatica.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee disorder, right knee disorder, fecal incontinence, cervical spine disorder (claimed as region between lumbar and cervical area), and depressive disorder (claimed as post-traumatic stress disorder). The decision also denied increased evaluations for certain disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability, which was previously rated at 60 percent, should now be rated at 30 percent effective from June 1999. The veteran contends that his pain and functional impairment have not improved.