Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee conditions due to a lack of an appropriate etiology opinion that considers the Veteran's testimony regarding continuity of symptomatology.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for right and left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage, but denied increased ratings for the other aspects of the knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle sprain and right knee disorder, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide an additional VA examination.

The Board remands the matter for additional development, specifically to obtain a retrospective medical opinion that complies with the holding in Sharp to assess the Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the left knee with limitation of extension beginning November 16, 2016, and a 60 percent rating for residuals of a total knee replacement of the left knee beginning February 1, 2020. The other claims were denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, a rating in excess of 10 percent for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and a compensable rating for a right knee disability for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee moderate arthritis and patellofemoral syndrome, and in excess of 20 percent for right knee instability, to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing the severity of the Veteran's right knee conditions throughout the period on appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her right knee conditions, including patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia, instability, and medial meniscus injury.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but granted service connection for left knee instability status post ACL repair.

The Veteran was granted a temporary total rating of 100 percent for one year following the implantation of prosthesis for the service-connected left knee disability, but a higher disability rating is denied since December 1, 2022.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 30, 2021, for the grant of service connection for migraines and increased ratings for PTSD and right knee disability to 70%, 60%, and TDIU respectively.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and right knee osteoarthritis with Baker's cyst to obtain an adequate VA examination addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of flexion and extension, but granted a 20 percent rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The 10 percent rating for right knee instability was restored.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disability manifested by blurry vision and remanded the claims for service connection for psoriasis, arthritis of the back, right and left knee disabilities, and a gastrointestinal disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include sleep disorder, and increased evaluations for various musculoskeletal conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development to correct a duty to assist error related to an August 2023 examination report that did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication when evaluating the current nature and severity of the right knee disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), and tinnitus was dismissed as it was duplicative of an earlier appeal.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for GERD, but denied service connection for right knee pain, shortness of breath, and sleep apnea.