Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee disability to obtain an adequate nexus opinion and review additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, knee, wrist, and hand pain due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities in these areas.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, bilateral knee disabilities, right shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and respiratory disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted the readjudication of service connection for diabetes, but denied or remanded other claims based on a lack of new and relevant evidence or due to incomplete medical records.

The Board granted separate ratings for the Veteran's left knee pain and limited flexion, as well as earlier effective dates for service connection of disfiguring and painful scars. The decision also denied a higher rating for PTSD prior to February 5, 2024.

The Board is remanding the matters for clarification from the private examiner as to whether a goniometer was used, and will defer further adjudication until such clarification is provided.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder characterized by anxiety, panic, and depression but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The left knee disability issue was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding various rating decisions, and dismissed the attempted appeals.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition and a left knee condition, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome, left and right ankle disabilities but remanded the claims for other joint conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The case is remanded for a new VA examination to address the inadequacies in previous reports and obtain updated medical records.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the regular need of aid and attendance from March 9, 2012. SMC based on housebound status is denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for separate 10 percent ratings for limitation of extension of the bilateral knees due to the need for a supplemental opinion regarding the impact of medication on the Veteran's knee disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with IVDS, left knee medial meniscectomy, right knee strain with tendonitis, and left knee instability. A separate 10 percent evaluation was granted for residuals of a left knee meniscectomy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings and earlier effective dates for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.