Knee decisions — 2025

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

The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2014, for the awards of service connection for left knee osteoarthritis with painful motion and left knee osteoarthritis.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, granted an earlier effective date for left lower extremity scars, but did not assign a compensable rating for them from August 23, 2023.

The Board remands the matter to properly address whether the severance of service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability was proper based on correct legal standards.

The Board granted service connection for left knee meniscal tear with patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative arthritis of the spine with mild spondylosis and segmental instability as secondary to bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted restoration of the initial 10 percent disability rating for left hip strain, limitation of flexion, effective July 17, 2023, and remanded entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication due to new evidence received after the July 2017 denial.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee strain, finding that the evidence supports a causal relationship between the in-service injuries and the current disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee disability, to include as secondary to PTSD and right ankle disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step, for additional evidentiary development.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings for right knee strain with contusion, bilateral plantar fasciitis with right foot calluses, burn scar right index and right ring finger, and left ingrown toenails post-operative to correct an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying the regulatory duty to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a right knee disorder, finding no evidence supporting the claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial ratings due to a duty to assist error in failing to obtain outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left knee, right knee, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and asthma. The initial rating for asthma was also denied.

The Board dismissed various duty to assist errors during higher-level review relating to the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD, and a back disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee, right knee, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn and dismissed by the Veteran's representative prior to the requested hearing, as the Veteran was satisfied with his current ratings.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for psoriasis to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability, as there was no evidence of flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, extension limited to 10 degrees or greater, recurrent subluxation, lateral instability, ankylosis, impairment of the tibia and fibula, or genu recurvatum.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left knee strain, resolving the doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various degenerative arthritic conditions of multiple joints and the lower back, as additional evidence is needed.