Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, but granted a 70 percent rating for his psychiatric disability from November 10, 2021.

The Board remands the case to allow the RO to adjudicate the Veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a September 2022 rating decision that denied service connection for a left knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee strain as the evidence did not support a finding that it was related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear and tendinopathy, chronic right wrist strain, left knee pain and swelling, duodenal ulcer, GERD, and colon polyp with colitis. The reduction of the bronchial asthma rating from 30% to 10% was found invalid, and a separate 10% rating for allergic rhinitis was granted.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for degenerative changes of the left ankle, effective June 29, 2019. The issues regarding increased ratings and TDIU were remanded.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2018, for the award of service connection for right knee osteoarthritis status post meniscal repair, limitation of flexion. The claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation for left knee meniscal tear with arthritis was denied.

The Board granted a temporary total rating for the Veteran's right knee replacement from April 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for right sciatica, a lumbar spine condition, a right foot condition, a right knee condition, and tinnitus.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder impingement syndrome, lumbosacral strain, left and right ankle sprains with degenerative arthritis, left and right knee retropatellar pain syndromes with degenerative arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae with acne keloidalis nuchae.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition as secondary to the Veteran's right knee condition, but denied service connection for bilateral muscle spasms, lumbosacral strain (claimed as low back condition), mouth ulcers (also claimed as mouth condition), hypertension, right ear hearing loss, and left shoulder condition, to include a dislocated shoulder.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for arthritis of the left knee based on evidence showing the Veteran experienced noncompensable painful motion of the left knee during and since service due to arthritis affecting the joint.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 4, 2019, for the award of service connection for a left knee disability and denied increased ratings for painful motion of the left knee and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), while granting a separate 10 percent rating for a symptomatic cartilage condition of the left knee.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left elbow pain, right and left knee conditions, a finger condition, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to afford the Veteran VA examinations.

The Board granted the appeal and restored the 10 percent rating for right and left knee instability effective October 6, 2022.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle and an additional 10 percent rating for right knee instability, while denying higher ratings for left ankle, right knee extension, left knee flexion, and left knee extension disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his right knee disability based on limitation of extension and remanded claims for service connection for a left knee disability and headaches.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee condition due to right ankle and right knee disabilities for further medical clarification.

The Board granted an effective date of November 30, 2017, for the award of service connection for left knee Osgood Schlatter's disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition as there is no probative evidence of current disabilities related to her military service.