Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of October 3, 2019 for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and left knee strain. However, it denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for these conditions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and entitlement to TDIU due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the September 2021 examinations.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his unspecified depressive disorder was denied, but he was granted individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis with anterior cruciate ligament tear, status post-surgery.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for her bilateral knee conditions and service connection for GERD to obtain outstanding medical records and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for a nose condition and noncompensable disability ratings for right hand strain with limitation of motion in the ring, little, and thumb fingers. The claims for service connection for jaw, bilateral hip, knee, and shoulder disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, TDIU, and service connection for various conditions, including heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, stroke residuals, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and a seizure disorder.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during its pendency.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, elbow, and ankle disabilities, to include arthritis, as well as a bilateral hearing loss disability, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted separate 20 percent ratings for left and right knee meniscal tears, as well as earlier effective dates of April 9, 2014, for the Veteran's left and right shin splints.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent evaluation for the period prior to November 23, 2016, for traumatic arthritis of the right knee limitation of motion.

The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a separate rating for right knee dislocated cartilage, and denied entitlement to a separate rating for lateral instability of the right knee under Diagnostic Code 5257. However, it granted a separate 10 percent rating for slight lateral instability of the right knee from November 30, 2020, through December 9, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands several issues, including compensation for a stroke and service connection claims, due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for COPD and low back disability, but dismissed the claims for right and left knee disabilities. The decision also denied an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus and a higher rating for coronary artery disease.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for lumps in throat and sores in chest area, granted initial ratings of 50 percent for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder and pes planus, and remanded readjudication of knee and back disability claims.