Knee decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee pain as a medical opinion is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service activities and his current knee pain.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee tri-compartmental osteoarthritis, stress fracture of the tibia; tinnitus; and right great toe status post fracture, 1st distal phalanx.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for right knee, left hip, and left knee disorders as untimely. The appeal for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied due to no evidence of penile deformity or renal/voiding dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, and hip conditions due to missing personnel records that could confirm the Veteran's participation in active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or authorized travel.

The appeal was remanded to obtain further development and ensure the Veteran is adequately compensated for his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for COPD due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service. The other issues related to service connection are being remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various joint conditions, cervical spine arthritis, lumbosacral spine arthritis, and radiculopathy of the upper extremities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, to include as secondary to service-connected left knee status post total knee replacement, for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the matter for an addendum medical opinion that complies with its prior remand instructions, specifically regarding range of motion measurements during passive and non-passive, weightbearing and non-weightbearing, as well as during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder, and right knee patellar tendonitis. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right lower extremity disability and left lower extremity disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of right and left knee, right and left hip, and bilateral shoulder disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions that comply with the terms of a Joint Motion for Remand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a liver condition, lumbar spine condition, and other extremity conditions. The denial was based on the lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a service-connected left knee condition and TDIU from April 14, 2011 through May 18, 2015 due to the need for an updated examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of flexion and a separate rating for instability prior to March 17, 2020.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee and right hip disability, as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, a respiratory disorder, and a bilateral eye disorder due to lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee instability symptoms most nearly approximated the rating criteria for severe lateral instability during the period on appeal, and a 30 percent rating is granted.

The Veteran's left knee instability was granted a 20 percent disability evaluation for the period prior to October 25, 2013. The claim for an increased rating from October 25, 2013 to June 23, 2014 was denied.