Knee Board decisions

The veteran is granted special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his disabilities, but denied housebound status.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of the right knee did not develop due to service and is not related to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound. The rating for the scar was denied as it does not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee disability, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a left knee fracture are now rated at 20 percent, reflecting moderate impairment with painful motion and limited flexion.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury is not well grounded, and thus denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disability and eye disability, finding no new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The veteran's appeal for increased evaluations for his gunshot wound residuals and left knee disability was denied. The Board found that the current ratings were appropriate based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted the veteran's service connection for post-operative residuals of a left lateral meniscus tear and post-operative residuals of a right knee condition, both rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted increased ratings of 30 percent for service-connected arthrotomy of the left and right knees, effective from June 1989.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current left knee disorder, right knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, or cervical spine disorder to service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA medical examination and obtaining relevant treatment records.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of migraine headaches, right foot bursitis, defective hearing, tinnitus, left knee injury residuals, plantar fasciitis, or depression.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not show any compensable limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability warrants a rating of 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral knee disabilities do not warrant an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The VA determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran currently has a knee disorder, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appellant's claims for an increased rating for tender exit site scar on the left lateral posterior foreleg and an earlier effective date for award of service connection, finding that he did not submit adequate and timely substantive appeals.

The veteran's appeal is denied as the right knee disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent for instability or recurrent subluxation. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for arthritis and functional loss due to pain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for chondrosis of the right knee, and entitlement to a compensable rating for mechanical low back pain.

The veteran's service-connected right knee disorder is rated at 30 percent effective December 31, 1994. The appeal for PTSD was denied.