Knee decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has rendered him unemployable in a non-protected work environment. He is granted TDIU and SMC.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as no evidence supported higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a right knee disability, to include strains, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, right knee disability, left knee condition, and right foot hallux valgus. However, the claim for PTSD was granted.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability as the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss but denied service connection for left foot, right foot, left knee, right knee, back, neck, and ulcer disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities to obtain additional evidence and provide addendum medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee condition, right knee condition, and stomach condition to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran's back disability and a compensable rating for left knee limitation of extension.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.

The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals from rating decisions that denied service connection were denied, and the attempted appeals are dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability and diabetes mellitus, type II to obtain new VA medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a neck, left knee, left shoulder, right hip, and bilateral knee disorders as they are related to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The Board granted the Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates, as well as a claim for secondary service connection for gastritis.

The Board granted a TDIU from May 18, 2015, and increased disability ratings of 60 percent for the right and left knee replacements.

The Board granted service connection for left hip and right knee osteoarthritis as secondary to service-connected conditions and chronic fatigue syndrome. It also granted an increased rating of 40 percent for the back disability, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee and right hip disabilities for a VA examination to determine their etiology.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar disability, and service connection for left ankle and right knee disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the service connection claim for a left knee disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding notification of the right to a hearing.