Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding a link to the Veteran's service-connected wrist and bilateral knee disabilities that caused obesity.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the service-connected right knee chondromalacia patella, limitation of extension and a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected right knee chondromalacia patella, limitation of flexion.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, bilateral foot, and both ankle disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings for PTSD, and service connection for various conditions, while remanding several service connection claims.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision could be made.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder based on their etiological relationship to the Veteran's periods of INACDUTRA.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 19, 2010, for a 10 percent disability rating for post-traumatic arthritis of the left knee and a 20 percent disability rating for other impairment of the left knee.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to obtain private examiner records.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including the neck, back, hips, knees, ankles, and foot, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied increased ratings for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities, but granted a 20 percent rating for a left knee strain effective from December 8, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for the bilateral knee disability and a TDIU due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication by the AOJ.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including eye disorder, migraines, erectile dysfunction associated with PTSD, TBI, thyroid disorder, right knee arthritis, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities as they did not originate in service and are not otherwise etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his right knee meniscus tear and degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability, to include degenerative arthritis, as an adequate medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's condition is required.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and additional separate ratings for right knee and left knee instability, as well as a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeals for increased ratings of the Veteran's left knee disabilities and TDIU have been dismissed.