Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence.

The Board denied ratings over 10 percent for the Veteran's right hip and bilateral knee disabilities throughout the appeal period.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability from May 30, 2012 to May 13, 2024 and a 20 percent rating for the same condition from May 13, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for left and right leg disabilities other than knee strains, as well as higher ratings for knee strain and tinnitus. The claim for a neck disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, GERD, and ED as they are not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 21, 2013, for the awards of service connection for left and right knee strain.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, deranged left knee, and tinnitus before the Board promulgated a decision.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 20 percent effective March 10, 2022, and the appeal for an earlier effective date was denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 29, 1979 for the grant of service connection for left knee DJD due to clear and unmistakable error in the May 8, 2013 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney stones and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left knee condition, right knee condition, sinusitis, bronchitis, and emphysema.

The Board granted service connection for chronic allergic rhinitis and an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for service connection for sinusitis, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and left knee strain were denied or remanded.

The Board granted a temporary 100 percent rating for the right knee replacement from February 23, 2023, to July 1, 2023, and an initial 60 percent rating from July 1, 2023.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee patellar tendonitis with patellofemoral pain syndrome to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified VA examiner regarding the Veteran's estimated range of motion during flare-ups.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety, depression, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, right knee condition, left knee condition, and headaches based on the Veteran's in-service symptoms and continuous post-service symptoms.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, except for granting a 20% rating for right and left knee meniscus conditions from October 8, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for right hip strain (extension) and left knee scar, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee meniscal tear, degenerative joint disease, status post meniscectomy, arthroplasty and chondroplasty, limitation of flexion but granted a separate 10 percent rating for the same condition based on limitation of extension. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for left knee linear scars.