Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied entitlement to a TDIU and an effective date prior to January 1, 2015, for DEA benefits due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities not precluding him from performing sedentary work.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and right knee disorder to afford the Veteran VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The appeal of a proposed reduction of the evaluation of cluster headaches from 30 percent to 0 percent was dismissed due to it being only a proposal and not an effectuated decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, a lumbosacral disability, and right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate examinations and the need for further development of evidence related to toxic exposures.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating from July 9, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for right knee tendonitis/tendonosis with degenerative arthritis and restored the 20 percent rating for left ankle degenerative arthritis effective July 1, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral foot disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for degenerative changes status post left knee arthroscopy with medial meniscus debridement to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for left carpel tunnel syndrome, right carpel tunnel syndrome, left knee ACL tear s/p knee meniscus tear repair (also claimed as gout), and right knee osteoarthritis (also claimed as gout).

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage, denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of flexion, granted a 10 percent rating for right knee instability, and dismissed the appeal regarding entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The Board remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability based on the Veteran's history of airborne jumps in service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and a compensable rating due to procedural defects.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's left knee disability, as the August 2021 VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for the Veteran's right knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions, finding no evidence of a nexus between the current knee tendinopathy and in-service complaints of knee pain.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder strain and remanded the claims for left knee disability and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for left knee strain and a compensable rating for traumatic deviated nasal septum status post septorhinoplasty.

The Board granted service connection and initial disability ratings for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, back disability, bilateral leg radiculopathy, right shoulder, right knee, left ankle, and irritable bowel syndrome.