Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating and effective date for right knee tendonitis and right leg shin splints due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent for left knee locking based on the Veteran's testimony and medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back, neck, knee, upper and lower extremity neurological, kidney, bowel blockage, skin cancer, and hemorrhoids, due to missing records and inadequate development of evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left knee disability as new and relevant evidence has been received, warranting readjudication.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis for referral to the Director of Compensation Service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's diabetes and knee pain are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to obtain an adequate VA examination due to deficiencies in the May 2021 examination report.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion to address whether the Veteran's pre-existing left knee injury increased in severity during service due to his self-reported in-service fall.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions, as the January 2025 VA medical opinion is deemed inadequate.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with spinal stenosis, but no higher. The claim for an increased rating for right knee strain with arthritis was denied.

The appeal seeking increased ratings for the service-connected right and left knee disabilities is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders, and right and left hip disorders to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee strain and instability, as well as a separate rating for painful flexion of the right knee.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his back and left knee disabilities to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability, right and left knee disabilities (secondary to a service-connected back disability), and special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for various conditions, as no evidence was found to support a claim prior to September 28, 2023.

The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction and increased special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, as there remains no case or controversy with respect to these issues over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction. The claims for an increased disability rating for major depressive disorder, left knee disability, and service connection for right knee disability are remanded due to duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a skin disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and right ankle disability due to procedural defects. The appeal for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, including posttraumatic osteoarthritis, as the evidence did not show that the current condition was related to in-service events or incurred during active duty.