Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right knee scar, but remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for right total knee replacement since September 1, 2019.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion that failed to account for medication effects.

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 2015, for service connection of right knee instability and right hip limitation of extension.

The Board denied a rating higher than 20 percent for right knee medial and lateral instability, but remanded the claim for more than a 10 percent rating for right knee medial compartment osteoarthritis with painful and limited motion due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board granted an increased rating of 20 percent for left knee limitation of flexion and a 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of flexion, effective February 24, 2025, while denying ratings in excess of the current levels for both knees.

The Board granted service connection for hypogonadism with fatigue, GERD, and a right ear hearing loss disability. The Veteran's left rib disability was denied, and the ratings for his left shoulder injury, left hip bursitis, impairment of the left thigh, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome limitation of extension, and left ankle sprain were either granted or denied with specific rating percentages.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from July 7, 2017, but no earlier, to July 26, 2019, and he was granted basic eligibility for DEA benefits during the same period.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and back disability but granted a TDIU. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability to correct errors in the development of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for a psychiatric disability, back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability.

The Board granted a separate rating for neuromuscular spasms but dismissed appeals for service connection and increased ratings for other conditions, and remanded claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a right knee disorder, a left knee disorder, a neck disorder, and chronic fatigue. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were remanded.

The Veteran's right knee limitation of extension, instability, and painful limitation of flexion were granted a rating. Service connection was also granted for cervical spine, left knee, right ankle, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right wrist disabilities as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle bursitis, left ankle bursitis, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS, a 30 percent rating for the right knee condition, and an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis.

The Board denied higher ratings for left shoulder arthralgia and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with DDD, granted service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbar spine disability, and remanded claims for increased ratings of other musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board granted the application to readjudicate the previously denied claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions based on new evidence, but remanded both claims for a medical opinion.

The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of December 3, 2022, for the awards of service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, and lower back condition.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death, as there is no substituted appellant for this appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher rating for tinnitus, and service connection for various conditions, including knees and hips.