Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple disabilities due to a failure to report for scheduled examinations.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee and lumbar spine disabilities but granted a 30% rating for essential tremors in the right upper extremity. The claims for service connection for headaches, a right shoulder disorder, and bilateral hearing loss were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a VA opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent disability rating for left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage prior to June 18, 2019 but denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee instability.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including to obtain a new VA examination and determine the severity of the Veteran's left knee condition while discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including left hip, left knee, right knee, gastrointestinal, skin of the right arm, and skin of the right shoulder, as additional nexus opinions are needed.

The claims for initial evaluations of various disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee instability, as well as effective dates prior to May 1, 2013, for the awards of ratings for the left knee disability.

The Board granted increased ratings for lumbar degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee instability, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for limitation of flexion and extension of the right knee due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for right and left knee conditions due to an inadequate VA examination that did not adequately address flare-ups and functional loss.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board dismissed all claims for service connection and initial rating.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, right and left knee disorders, as they were improperly docketed. The claim for a right hip disorder was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for anxiety, depression, a left ankle disability, tinnitus, a left knee disability, a left shoulder disability, a right shoulder disability, and a sleep disorder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis at the time of the January 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals regarding the reduction in ratings for his left and right knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and low back disability, awarded special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and denied service connection for various other conditions.

The appeal for restoration of a 40 percent disability rating for the service-connected left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear with limitation of extension was dismissed as there was no final decision on the proposed reduction.

The Board denied service connection for arm, knee, migraine, and bilateral foot disabilities as well as higher ratings for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for back degenerative arthritis, neck degenerative arthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis.