Knee decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed, while the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were granted. The other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability, entitlement to TDIU, and an effective date prior to August 1, 2014 for DEA due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and right hand arthritis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, gastroenteritis, and thyroid eye disease were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome prior to October 29, 2020, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis. The decision also remanded several issues related to left knee disability, left knee scars, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, right knee strain, and migraine including migraine variants. The claim for an initial disability rating of 30 percent for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis was also granted.

The Veteran's claims for individual unemployability, service connection for right knee condition as secondary to left knee, and erectile dysfunction were granted.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress as due to the Veteran's service-connected left hip labral tear with strain and trochanteric pain syndrome, but denied service connection for thoracic spine scoliosis, bilateral hallux valgus, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), left knee strain with patellar tendinitis, and left shoulder strain.

The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, restored the 20 percent rating for left knee instability, restored the 10 percent rating for right knee instability, and denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for anxiety.

The Board granted service connection for a left thumb disability, right thumb disability, low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle strain and left knee strain, finding that the conditions are related to injuries incurred during military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected right index finger disability and denied service connection for bilateral knee strain and major depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee strains.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee pain, right knee pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities, due to missing records and a need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension was granted with an effective date of August 10, 2022, but a compensable rating was denied. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board granted service connection for right knee mild osteoarthritis, finding that the condition manifested within one year of separation from service and is not attributable to intercurrent causes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or a more favorable effective date.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, right knee strain with post-traumatic arthritis, and right foot post-traumatic arthritis based on the evidence of record.

The case is remanded for additional medical opinion regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and granted an effective date of December 22, 2016, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and left eyebrow scar as secondary to TBI.