Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, right ankle disability, and right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, as there was no probative evidence linking it to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease was granted a rating of 40 percent from August 4, 2017, to January 8, 2024, and the claim for a higher rating since January 9, 2024, was denied. The Veteran's TDIU effective date was granted as of July 3, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee disability based on instability and limitation of motion prior to November 16, 2020, due to inadequate reasons and bases provided by the previous decision.

The Board granted service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain and denied service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, and right ear hearing loss conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in various service-connected conditions due to deficiencies in VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for left knee osteoarthritis and denied ratings higher than 30 percent for residuals scarring of the thighs. However, it granted a separate 10 percent rating for patellofemoral complex instability.

The Board granted a rating of 10 percent, but no more, for left knee strain and right knee strain.

The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another individual due to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for left knee osteoarthritis and right knee osteoarthritis, effective from April 19, 2018 to January 25, 2021.

The Board remanded several claims for further development and denied service connection for a right lower extremity disability of the femoral nerve, a left lower extremity disability of the femoral nerve, and a compensable rating for hearing loss.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied service connection for a right knee condition.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD, as well as a higher rating for the right knee disability.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for right foot and right knee disabilities as untimely filed, but remanded the claim for a back disability for further development.

The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent rating for right knee degenerative arthritis with limited flexion and the 20 percent rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis, effective October 1, 2023.

The Board granted an effective date of October 28, 2021, for the award of a 30 percent disability rating for restrictive lung disease with bronchiectasis and chronic granulomatous disease, as well as service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with chronic constipation, and an initial 10 percent disability rating for IBS.

The Board granted increased ratings of 20 percent for the left and right knee disabilities, effective from February 14, 2019.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee chondromalacia and a compensable rating for an unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent, but no higher, from August 10, 2023. The other claims for increased ratings were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 10, 2021, for the grant of service connection for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.