Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claim for a bilateral knee disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether it is related to service, due to inadequacies in the previous VA opinion.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from July 13, 2017, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s)(1) from the same date.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and left knee condition, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and entitlement to TDIU and DEA benefits, as well as remanded certain issues.

The Board granted service connection for left foot hallux valgus and left foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for residual right knee arthroscopy, right knee plica excision by arthrotomy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for left knee instability from September 11, 2011, based on the Veteran's subjective reports of symptoms and lay evidence.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied an initial compensable rating for the veteran's right hip disability with impairment of the thigh and right hip scars.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates of increased ratings for various conditions, including left knee and ankle disabilities, right knee disability, and cervical strain.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right knee disability to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded a claim for service connection of sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left knee disability, including as secondary to a service-connected left ankle disability, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial increased rating for a left knee strain and a left ankle disability, as well as service connection claims for various conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant medical records and examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an incomplete search of the Veteran's service records and a failure to verify reported in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, low back, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to schedule a VA examination and readjudicate based on new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, but denied service connection for right ankle and left elbow disabilities. The Board also denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee and left ankle conditions.

The Board dismissed claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and left knee strain, but granted a 40 percent rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy from January 31, 2019.