Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus but denied service connection for left and right ankle, as well as left and right knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as left and right ankle disabilities, due to a pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on the lack of required examinations.

The Veteran withdrew all his pending Board appeals and is satisfied with his 100 percent combined rating.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) of a December 1992 rating decision that assigned an initial noncompensable rating for a left knee disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for an unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, but granted separate 10 percent evaluations for right and left knee arthritis based on limitation of flexion, as well as noncompensable ratings for right and left knee arthritis based on limitation of extension, each with an effective date of July 31, 2023.

The Board denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee disabilities and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of left and right knee disabilities due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, a cervical spine disability, a right knee disability, a left knee disability, a right ankle disability, and a right hand disability based on the Veteran's lay statements and positive private medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right wrist disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination and requesting completion of a VA Form 21-8940.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee disorders, headaches, respiratory disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, and erectile dysfunction, due to further development needed.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for bilateral ankle and left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran is granted a separate rating of 30 percent, but not higher, for right knee instability during the appeal period and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and a left knee disorder as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's untimely submission of a Notice of Disagreement (VA Form 10182) for issues related to service connection for a low back disability and left knee disability, as well as a non-compensable rating for residuals of fracture to nose.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hip arthritis with tendonitis, but remanded the claims for sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, bladder disability, upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, knee disabilities, eye disability, ankle disability, GERD, GI disability, and psychiatric disability.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.

The Board granted an effective date of May 11, 2023, for the award of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and residual scars.