Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 5, 2021 for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, anemia, and a compensable disability rating for obstructive pulmonary disease. The claims for service connection of various other conditions were remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for left ankle degenerative arthritis, right ankle degenerative arthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and plantar fasciitis, bilateral feet.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy based on the evidence showing that these conditions began during active service and have been continuous since separation from service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a TBI, migraine headaches, and a right knee disorder. The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as unspecified depressive disorder) was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to address the Veteran's lay reports of an ongoing left leg condition since service.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition, bilateral knee condition, and right ankle condition. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, currently diagnosed as left shoulder strain and dislocation. The other claims were remanded.

The Board granted a CUE in the October 2007 rating decision for urinary incontinence, but denied CUE for left knee and right foot disabilities, as well as for the April 2010 asthma rating reduction.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and lumbosacral conditions but granted separate 30 percent ratings for right and left knee limited extension from June 1, 2023, to September 29, 2024.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates related to various knee conditions, a scar, special monthly compensation based on housebound criteria, and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left knee condition due to an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected scars and to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including left hand, foot, knee, right hand, ankle, high blood pressure, head injury, depression, and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, ED, left wrist disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and thoracolumbar spine disorder, to verify the Veteran's periods of active duty (AD), active duty for training (ADT), and inactive duty for training (IDT) and to obtain additional evidence regarding the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board denied service connection for depression, remanded claims for right and left ankle disabilities, a left knee disability, and bilateral hand disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher disability ratings for hypertension, GERD, allergic rhinitis, and right knee to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disability and cervical spine disability due to further development needed regarding the Veteran's alleged combat service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral eye disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and both knee disabilities due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis, and asthma.