Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left knee strains, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted service connection for a toenail disability and a neck rash, but denied service connection for memory loss, lack of concentration, left knee, and right knee disabilities. The Board also granted an effective date of June 11, 2008, for the 30 percent rating assigned for left heel spur.

The Board granted separate service connection for instability of the left knee, finding that the evidence was at least in equipoise with medical findings.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected peripheral vestibular disorder from December 13, 2020, to September 25, 2023, an earlier effective date of December 13, 2020, for the establishment of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate from April 13, 2023, to September 25, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for nerve damage, right and left hands, right and left knee conditions, and a left wrist condition.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for increased ratings of various knee and toe conditions, as well as associated scars.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for extensions of time to file appeals regarding rating decisions that denied service connection for various conditions, and dismissed the attempted appeals.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left and right knees as there was no evidence that these conditions began during active service, were manifest to a compensable degree within one year following service discharge, or were otherwise related to an injury, event, or disease in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no credible link between the current condition and active service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for GERD but remanded the claims for service connection for chronic low back pain and left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and back disability. The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, finding a relationship between the in-service injury and current disability. The back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability due to presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War and remanded claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition and left knee condition to provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and prostate cancer, finding that the weight of the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and in-service toxic exposure. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, spinal tumor, and parotid gland tumor were remanded due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Board granted an effective date of November 28, 2023, for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, to include as secondary to left total knee arthroplasty, and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), to include as secondary to major depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, finding a relationship between the in-service injury and current disability. The back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee disability with limitation of extension and instability, as well as a TDIU claim, to correct duty to assist errors.