Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disability, to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and remanded claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, granted a 10 percent rating for the painful right knee scar, and denied increased ratings for adjustment disorder with depressed mood and other conditions.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis and instability, as well as entitlement to TDIU, due to the need for an updated VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee and heel degenerative joint diseases to obtain an opinion on whether these conditions are secondary to a previously service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral knee instability, as the evidence did not support a finding of moderate or severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for chronic kidney disease with hypertension and right knee disability, as well as remanded the claim for a higher rating for right knee disability prior to November 11, 2021.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for left knee post-prosthetic total replacement on or after December 16, 2024, as the maximum schedular evaluation of 60 percent was already assigned.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, to include osteoarthritis (OA), as well as diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from November 28, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, low back, left and right knee, as well as left and right foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee lateral instability but denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right knee functional ankylosis.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, prior to January 22, 2024; a compensable disability rating for right knee surgical scars prior to January 22, 2024, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter; and entitlement to a TDIU for issuance of an SSOC.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and a right knee disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the condition was presumed to be normal upon entrance into military service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression by active military service.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development and to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis to obtain an addendum opinion addressing inadequacies in previous opinions.

The Board denied entitlement to ratings in excess of 30 percent for right and left knee recurrent patellar instability, as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance of another person or housebound status, as well as a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to February 22, 2016, as the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU benefits and an extraschedular referral was not warranted.