Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied an evaluation for PTSD greater than 70 percent and bilateral retinal detachment with loss of visual field and left eye post operative cataract greater than 60 percent, but granted a 20 percent evaluation for patellofemoral syndrome and chondromalacia of the left knee, limitation of flexion.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, foot, psychiatric disorder, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted an effective date of June 29, 2018 for the award of a TDIU and DEA, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, a rating in excess of 10 percent for right patellofemoral syndrome, and a separate rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee instability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for lumbosacral strain and bilateral knee condition.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee with limitation of extension and a compensable rating for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with limitation of flexion, as it finds that pre-decisional duty to assist errors occurred.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial ratings for right and left knee disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial ratings for right and left knee disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination report.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder due to a need for an addendum medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as there is no justiciable case or controversy for active consideration by the Board, given that the Veteran's claims were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities to obtain an opinion on their severity from a clinician.

The appeal for a TDIU is remanded to the Undersecretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. §4.16(b).

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee scar effective August 7, 2019, and denied higher ratings or additional service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee and right leg disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and right knee disorder as further development is needed to address the adequacy of the medical opinions regarding direct and secondary service connection.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, a right knee collateral ligament sprain, and a right ankle disability on a direct basis.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and separate evaluations for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not establish entitlement to increased ratings prior to March 21, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a low back disability, cervical spine disability, shoulder and knee disabilities, ankle and elbow disabilities, wrist disabilities, and a skin disorder, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not demonstrating good cause for an untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of notification of the February 2023 and March 2023 rating decisions.