Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted ratings for the Veteran's left knee conditions and right knee instability, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, stomach disability, and soft tissue sarcoma residuals due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for neurobehavioral effects due to a lack of current disability, and remanded claims for cervical spine, right knee, right shoulder, lumbar spine, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy secondary to a cervical spine disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right leg disorder, diagnosed as right knee osteoarthritis, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for lichen planus on the glans penis and remanded claims for higher ratings for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative joint disease, and left knee degenerative joint disease.

The claims for service connection for various conditions are remanded due to the lack of compliance with previous Board remand directives.

The Board granted an effective date of January 20, 2005 for the grant of a 10 percent disability rating for a right knee disability but denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left leg below the knee amputation, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right and left knee disabilities to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis and left knee arthritis based on the evidence of an in-service injury to the right knee and the resulting disability.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, including verification of in-service stressors and obtaining medical opinions to determine the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and migraine headache disorder.

The Board remands the claims for further development to address the impact of pain medication on the Veteran's left knee and back conditions.

The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining a new VA opinion and issuing a statement of the case.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while his TDIU claim was granted effective January 28, 2016.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for left knee instability beginning May 17, 2019, but denied a separate rating for the period from April 6, 2012, to May 16, 2019.

The Board denied entitlement to disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities prior to May 16, 2013.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability prior to August 12, 2024, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current disability is related to his in-service duties.

The Board remands the case for a new examination to address the range of motion prior to August 8, 2022, and other specific issues.

The Board remands the service connection claims for right knee and right ankle disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.