Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee impairment does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and a VA orthopedic examination. The claim will be reconsidered based on all relevant criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for low back, bilateral knee, and right elbow disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, specifically the residuals of fracture to the right and left femurs with associated knee conditions, has been granted. The right ulnar nerve disability is addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and requests additional development, including VA examinations for knee, hearing loss, and stomach disorder.

The RO granted an increased rating to 10 percent for the service-connected left knee disability under Diagnostic Code 5257, effective from March 15, 1990.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for both the veteran's motor vehicle accident and left ear hearing loss claims, including obtaining an accident report from Honolulu police department and records related to the in-service line of duty determination. The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a motor vehicle accident will be remanded for these purposes.

The Board is unable to determine whether the veteran's claimed conditions are related to his military service, as there is insufficient evidence in the record. The case must be remanded for further examination and evaluation.

The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 20 percent, and a separate evaluation of 10 percent for instability is granted. The effective date for the increased rating remains January 5, 1999.

The veteran's increased evaluations for her right and left knee disabilities were granted, but the effective dates are not specified.

The veteran withdrew his appeals concerning the claims of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee, on appeal from the initial grant of service connection, and entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected right knee replacement.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation, his bilateral hip disability is not service-connected, and his right knee disability claim can be reopened with new evidence. The decision also notes ongoing treatment for both knees and hips.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations and a temporary total evaluation based on treatment for her service-connected left tibia fracture with left knee involvement with subluxation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, left knee disability, and bilateral hip disability are also being reviewed.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 20 percent rating for his left knee disability, which was previously rated as 10 percent.

The Board has granted a higher evaluation of 60 percent for left total knee replacement and remanded the issue of service connection for disability of the right knee, to include as secondary to service-connected left total knee replacement.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, effective November 1, 1994. The issue of service connection for left knee disability was not addressed as it is not currently present.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted in relation to his claims, and thus denied all of the service connection claims.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence of record showing a current left knee disability. The veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee medial meniscus tear was not granted.