Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities to provide an additional opinion regarding their nature and etiology, as well as to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee and right hip strains due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current hearing loss or disabling scars, and that her plantar fasciitis did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for dry eye syndrome, GERD, headache disorder, right hand disorder, left knee disorder, chest pain disorder, and skin disorder, to include dermatitis and/or eczema.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, left and right shoulder strains, right knee strain, left knee strain, right hand fracture, and cervical strain to ensure a thorough medical examination is conducted.

The Board denied the motions for revision of a July 2011 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to assign separate disability ratings for right knee and shoulder disabilities.

The Board denied a rating higher than 60 percent for the Veteran's left knee status post total knee replacement after August 31, 2022, due to the amputation rule limiting the maximum combined rating for a single knee to 60 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted a September 1, 2020, effective date for the award of service connection for left knee strain with osteoarthritis.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, diagnosed as right knee osteoarthritis, but remanded claims for a back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the severity of the service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome, as the previous examination did not consider the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right and left shoulder conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and his military service. The decision also denied service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded the claims for other lumbar spine disabilities, sinus disability, left knee disability, bilateral foot disability, left shoulder disability, and a compensable evaluation for a left arm wrist burn.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and hip disabilities, granted a 20% rating for right knee semilunar cartilage condition and left knee semilunar cartilage condition, and denied service connection for hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee instability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the disability ratings of the left and right knee conditions, dismissing some appeals as withdrawn or moot.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development and readjudication due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and a neurological disorder other than ALS due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD prior to February 26, 2020, and denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Board granted a separate evaluation of 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity from February 14, 2020, and separate evaluations of 10 percent for instability and limitation of extension in both knees starting on specific dates.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from June 19, 2016 to October 27, 2019.