Knee Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left ankle disability, and bilateral pes planus. The conditions were found to be not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disorder is more disabling than currently evaluated, and has granted a 20 percent evaluation for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a sinus injury, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral knee disability. However, it did not address the merits of these claims as they are still considered to be in a pending state.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, which he claimed was secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder must be remanded to allow for additional development of his case, including verification of his periods of active duty and inactive duty with the Naval Reserve, scheduling of a VA examination, and compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the claims for increased rating, service connection, and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to insufficient evidence supporting the appellant's claims.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent right ankle sprain and left knee degenerative joint disease, both rated at 10 percent disabling from February 2, 1998.

The Board dismissed the appeal because a timely substantive appeal was not filed within the required time frame.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claims. The PTSD claim was granted with a 10% rating.

The VA denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected pathological medial plica (medial shelf syndrome) of the left knee, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his gunshot wound to the right thigh and left knee disability, as well as his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The RO found that the case did not present an exceptional or unusual disability picture.

The VA denied reopening the claims of entitlement to service connection for disabilities of the back, knees, and eyes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are not well grounded, and remands the case to obtain additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's preexisting right knee disorder was aggravated by his service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia, finding that the veteran's psychiatric disability is related to his period of active duty. The claims for right and left knee pain are remanded due to a lack of recent medical examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left knee impairment and her service connection claim for this condition is denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for back pain and migraine headaches are also denied as there is no competent evidence of these conditions during or after service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and evaluations for his bilateral knee disorder, right hip disorder, left ulnar nerve transplant (minor), impingement of the right shoulder (major), and post arthrogram right elbow bursitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, right knee disability, and right ankle disability do not warrant higher ratings as they are currently evaluated.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his left ankle arthritis and right knee injury, finding that the current 20 percent and 10 percent ratings are appropriate based on the findings from a 1998 examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claims for service connection of right knee and low back disabilities, but has reopened the claim for service connection of a left knee disability. The veteran's left knee disability is found to be secondary to his service-connected left lower extremity disability.