Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition as there was no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the necessary threshold to be categorized as a disability.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining any outstanding service personnel records related to a line of duty investigation.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left and right knee degenerative arthritis, as well as remanded claims for service connection for a right foot disorder secondary to a left foot disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private medical records relevant to the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran was granted SMC based on aid and attendance, but denied SMC based on housebound status. The Veteran's specially adapted housing claim was also granted, while his claims for a special home adaptation grant and an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance were denied.

The Board denied service connection for left, right knee and right ankle disabilities as there is no evidence of a currently diagnosed disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for right knee strain and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, but granted a separate initial 10 percent disability rating for symptomatic removal of the right knee semilunar cartilage.

The Board denied a compensable rating for post-concussion headache and remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and right knee meniscal tear and medial collateral ligament tear with degenerative arthritis, but remanded the claims for a headache disorder and sleep apnea (OSA) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and a separate 10 percent evaluation for left knee pain with limitation of flexion, while denying service connection for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, allergic rhinitis, LUE ventral scar, and left knee pain with limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and remanded claims for service connection for a left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, and thoracic spine disorder.

The Board remands the service connection claim for left knee conditions due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted restoration of a 100% rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, effective October 1, 2021, while denying increased ratings for knee contusions and back strain.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD disability alone precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU. The increased rating claim for the PTSD with major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder is dismissed as moot due to the grant of TDIU. SMC was granted from June 1, 2023, based on an aggregated 70 percent additional disability rating.

The Board remands the increased rating claims for the Veteran's bilateral knee strain with osteoarthritis with shin splints disability to afford him a new VA examination.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain, and service connection for left elbow and right elbow conditions due to a pre-decision duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right knee meniscus and strain, as well as service connection for a left knee disorder.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance, as well as an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance, or for adaptive equipment only.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability and remanded the claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, an initial rating for left knee instability, and service connection for headaches as secondary to service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee chondromalacia patella due to an inadequate VA examination and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.