Knee Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the hips and knees, finding that it is due to disease or injury in service. The claim of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the feet was also found to be well-grounded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, currently rated at 20 percent. The issues of secondary service connection for a right knee disorder, left wrist disability, and back disability are also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for his claims regarding the evaluations of his left and right knee disabilities, which were granted in June 1996. As such, the appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for bilateral knee replacements, service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, and service connection for residuals of a right eye injury due to lack of evidence connecting these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has granted noncompensable ratings for retropatellar pain syndrome of the right and left knees, but denied service connection for arthritis of the hands. The appellant's claim for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome with Prinzmetal angina was also denied.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of postoperative Osgood-Schlatter Disease of the left knee, effective from July 7, 1995. The temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following surgery is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The hearing officer found that the veteran did not submit well-grounded claims for his right knee and left knee disorders.

The Board has found that the veteran's claims are well grounded and have determined that there is a plausible connection between his service-connected Achilles tendon rupture of the left foot and his current right knee, left knee, and low back disorders. The case is being remanded for further examination to determine the nature and extent of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee arthritis and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability. The evidence did not support an increase in evaluation beyond the current 20 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities as not well grounded.,For his left knee disability, the claim is also denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking current right ankle or right knee disabilities to service-connected left knee instability or arthritis.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining clinical records related to the veteran's death and considering the appellant's claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318(b).

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected left knee disorder effective October 5, 2000. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected left knee disorder, including arthritis. The evidence showed slight recurrent subluxation or lateral instability and limited flexion of the left leg.

The Board dismissed the appeals because the veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement with the March 1996 and April 1999 rating decisions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee osteoarthritis is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants secondary service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, as well as disorders of the right and left hips. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been denied.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence showing current disability attributable to service for stress fractures of the ankles, hips, or knees. Therefore, the veteran's claims are denied.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder, hearing loss, impaired vision (loss of eyesight), and numbness of the left arm and hand. Service connection was granted for degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine and chondromalacia of the right knee with noncompensable evaluations effective September 1, 1993.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were not well-grounded, as there was no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder or sinusitis during active service and no competent medical evidence establishing a nexus between any of the disabilities at issue and his period of active service.