Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of bilateral hips, bilateral ankle sprain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of bilateral knees. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip, knee disorders, and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), but granted an effective date of November 27, 2023 for a separate 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted a disability rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's status post right and left knee replacements, as well as a 40 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and cardiomyopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and radiculopathy disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle condition, and eczema were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, a right hip disability, and a right knee disability to schedule VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, knee, and wrist disabilities to correct duty-to-assist errors by obtaining medical opinions that address the etiology of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee pain due to a need for an addendum medical opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements and private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date prior to November 21, 2020 for the grant of service connection for various disabilities and DEA benefits.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various knee and back conditions, as well as secondary radiculopathy and neurogenic bladder dysfunction, due to a need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, and remanded the claims for a left knee disability, right knee disability, and migraines due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address deficiencies in the previous VA examinations and to provide adequate reasons or bases explaining its decision.

The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement and violation of claims processing rules.

The Board granted an effective date of October 8, 2011 for the award of service connection for left knee disability and denied a rating higher than 10 percent from April 5, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, left ankle/foot, and TBI disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting the existence of current disabilities. The claims for left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities were remanded for further examination.

The Board grants service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service fall.

The Board remands the claims for entitlement to service connection for left knee meniscal tear and entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, granted a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic removal of the semilunar cartilage of the left knee, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 2, 2018, for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee disorder. However, it granted an effective date of February 24, 2018, but no earlier, for the assignment of a 10 percent rating for the right knee disorder.