Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee patellofemoral syndrome and a TDIU, as further development is needed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulders, left and right hips, left and right knees, and lumbar spine due to incomplete VA opinions.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 30 percent for the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome with functional abdominal pain syndrome and remanded several other issues related to service connection.

The Board remands the issues of higher initial ratings for right ankle, right knee, and neck disabilities and service connection for upper extremity radiculopathy disorders to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The issues on appeal are remanded for further clarification of a December 2022 VA knee and lower leg conditions examination.

The Board granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, diagnosed as knee joint osteoarthritis, based on the Veteran's credible lay statements and medical evidence showing onset during service.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's migraines were granted a 30 percent rating prior to May 17, 2022, and a 50 percent rating from August 20, 2024. The claims for increased ratings in excess of 30 percent between those dates and for service connection for left knee disability and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis prior to August 7, 2015, and denied higher ratings for instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, right ankle, right shoulder, right wrist, and left knee disabilities. The appeal was denied for a compensable rating of the left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and granted a TDIU from May 21, 2014 to January 4, 2017.

The appeal was partially denied, with the denial of increased ratings for left shoulder and knee disabilities, but a separate award of service connection for left knee instability was granted.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee disabilities and a TDIU prior to March 13, 2020 due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various hip, knee, and ankle disabilities as no claims were filed prior to March 1, 2007.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee patellar tendonitis, finding that there was no evidence to establish a nexus between the in-service compartment strain and the current condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, and various other conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability with arthritis and lumbosacral spine disability with arthritis, but remanded the claims for left knee and right knee disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 6, 2024, for the grant of service connection for left knee scar and denied entitlement to a higher rating for tinnitus and a compensable evaluation for left knee scar.

The Board denied service connection for a headache disorder, rhinitis, thyroid nodule, left knee disability, and right knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.