Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address inconsistencies in the October 2023 VA examination report.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee strain, secondary to left knee chondromalacia and a 20 percent rating for left knee chondromalacia.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left wrist disability, and left wrist scar as they were not related to the Veteran's active service. The claims for hemorrhoids and psychiatric disability were remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy, left upper extremity and right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, trochanteric bursitis and arthritis of the right hip, and trochanteric bursitis and arthritis of the left hip.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability from August 8, 1974, due to a typographical error in notification letters.

The appeal for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder was dismissed as the issue is moot due to a full grant of benefits. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for other conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis right hand, back pain, foot pain (bilateral), knee pain (bilateral), and migraines (headaches) but granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for revision of the December 2009 rating decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) related to the right knee strain, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability from August 8, 1974, due to a typographical error in notification letters.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD, and remanded several other claims including entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to service connection for various disorders.

The Board denied the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate prior to August 22, 2018.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a low back disability, but remanded claims for mental health disability, substance abuse, type two diabetes mellitus (DMII), hormonal imbalance, bilateral glaucoma, and left knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not warrant higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board granted an effective date of December 7, 2015, for the award of service connection for painful surgical scar, left knee, and a 10 percent rating for cluster headaches. It denied earlier effective dates for other issues.

The Board denied service connection for right lower and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension. However, the TDIU was granted.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected left knee, lumbar spine, and sciatic nerve radiculopathy disabilities but granted TDIU from September 14, 2020, to November 20, 2022, and from June 21, 2023, to July 30, 2024.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disability of the cervical spine, left knee, and bilateral foot to the AOJ for correction of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD but granted individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.