Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with panic attack features, asthma, and degenerative arthritis of the right knee based on evidence showing these conditions are causally related to the Veteran's active duty military service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and traumatic brain injury, but remanded several other claims related to the character of discharge and various medical conditions.

The appeal for a 10 percent disability rating based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities is dismissed as the Veteran has been in receipt of a compensable disability rating throughout the period on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, radiculopathy in both upper extremities, and a left ankle disability. The Veteran was also granted an initial 30 percent rating for right knee limitation of flexion but denied a higher rating for the same condition.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee condition for treatment purposes only to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disability.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee condition for treatment purposes only to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disability.

The Board determined that the severance of service connection for PTSD, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, radiculopathy, left lower extremity, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), and tinnitus was proper due to clear and unmistakable error in the initial award.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address whether the appellant's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee strain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, a rating of 30 percent for right knee strain, and an initial rating of 50 percent for adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee degenerative joint disease, and left thumb sprain. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right hand condition, left hand condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, right hip condition, and cervical spine condition, as there are no opinions of record addressing the theory of entitlement based on obesity caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee disability, mononeuritis multiplex, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's right knee meniscal injury and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of lumbosacral strain status post-surgery, back scar associated with lumbosacral strain status post-surgery, right ankle strain, and medial compartment narrowing of the left knee, but denied increased ratings for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his neck, left knee, right knee, and right knee scars disabilities.

The Board denied an effective date prior to December 21, 2010, for the grant of a TDIU and denied entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the statutory housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and right knee disability, both construed as having arthritis, based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the right knee disability and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee instability from January 27, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and left shoulder disabilities to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.