Knee decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a low back condition, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of specific error in the determination being appealed.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the Veteran's right knee instability and subluxation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since December 13, 2010.

The Board granted separate ratings of 30 percent for right and left knee instability, but remanded claims for increased ratings beyond the current 10 percent for bilateral knee disabilities. The claim for TDIU was denied.

The Board remands the claims for a separate compensable rating and increased rating for right knee instability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee degenerative joint disease and remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 7, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for right and left knee disabilities was dismissed as the legacy appeal from the March 1988 rating decision had already been finally decided in January 1991.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities due to an inadequate examination by a non-physician examiner.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, asthma, hypertension, bilateral pes planus, bilateral knee arthritis, bilateral elbow arthritis, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and remanded claims for higher disability ratings, etiological opinions, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder, diagnosed as status post total right knee replacement for degenerative joint disease. The left knee and psychiatric disorders are remanded for further consideration.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve problems, as these issues are now considered resolved. The appeal was also remanded to address a broken nose and knee disability claims.

The Board granted an effective date of November 10, 2022, for the award of a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, for further development and consideration.

The Board granted a separate rating for right knee instability and dismissed the claim for an increased rating for headaches. The claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for a right knee strain were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral knee disability but denied it for bilateral shin splints.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, chronic sinusitis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (secondary to lumbar spine disability), increased ratings for the lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, and increased ratings for knee instability and upper extremity radiculopathy. Tension headaches were also granted an initial rating.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and remanded claims for sleep apnea, left hip, right hip, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for her total right knee replacement, effective May 1, 2024.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, right knee and left knee.