Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip strain, left hip strain, and left knee strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left knee conditions as they were not related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS), and fibromyalgia. The initial disability ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and migraine headaches were also denied. Some claims related to other disabilities were remanded.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a back injury and left knee strain was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right knee condition, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted.

The Board granted entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance, denied an increased rating for PTSD beyond the current 100% rating, denied earlier effective dates for SMC housebound status and DEA benefits, and dismissed the issue of a TDIU as moot.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and remanded claims for increased ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder strain, right knee limitation of flexion and extension, post operative residuals, right knee meniscectomy, and right knee scars. The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 23, 2020.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals seeking to reopen service connection claims for PTSD, bilateral knee, and back disorders on the basis of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and chronic fatigue syndrome, granted service connection for a chronic right wrist sprain, and assigned a 10 percent rating for a left knee scar. The remaining issues were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, a bilateral knee condition, bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy, and toe fungus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of flexion, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of September 1, 2022, for the grant of service connection for acne, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, dry eye syndrome, GERD, and bilateral knee patella alta.

The Board granted service connection for dermatitis, residuals of a left lower leg fascial hernia surgery, and residuals of cold injuries affecting the feet and hands. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right thigh impairment beginning August 8, 2023, but denied service connection for cervical strain, obstructive sleep apnea due to obesity, and other conditions.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's total left knee replacement scar, as it is painful.