Knee decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeal for higher disability evaluations for multiple conditions due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, and right knee disability. These conditions are causally related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings for various conditions, denied higher ratings, and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for eczema, right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease, and left knee Osgood-Schlatter disease.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability due to an inadequate examination that does not adequately address functional loss during flare-ups.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the claims for increased ratings for the Veteran's knees, right ankle, and TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and left knee strain and recurrent left knee patellar dislocation, but denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right hand disability, bilateral ankle disability, residuals of heat stroke, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded them for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for an anxiety disorder and a left knee disability, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the preexisting condition was aggravated by service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disorder and left knee disorder were remanded.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease with patellofemoral pain syndrome was denied as the Veteran did not file a claim to reopen his previously denied claim until September 24, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his current left knee disability is related to his period of active service.

The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for five painful scars and a total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 25, 2020. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and right knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board granted an effective date of December 2, 2021, for the award of service connection for various bilateral knee and hip strains and limitations.

The Board remands the claims for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including obtaining additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address the severity of the appellant's service-connected right knee, lumbar spine, and right-hand disabilities during relevant periods on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee condition was dismissed due to the Veteran's improper concurrent election of review.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.