Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, left hip, and left ankle disabilities due to new and relevant evidence.

The Board remanded the case to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain outstanding medical records. The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left total knee replacement will be reconsidered.

The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% from December 7, 2009 to April 29, 2021. The effective date for DEA eligibility was granted as of January 28, 2021. However, the request for an earlier effective date for SMC and a higher level of SMC were denied.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left knee condition, back condition, and right elbow condition.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left knee condition, right knee condition, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals. The Board found that the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) committed pre-decisional, duty-to-assist errors in assessing the veteran's conditions.

The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities due to a need for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and examinations.

The appeal for service connection of a right knee disability has been remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The appeal for service connection of right knee strain is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the veteran's service-connected conditions aggravated the knee strain.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hand disability, to include bilateral hand arthritis, left thumb CMC strain, and left carpal tunnel syndrome, and a bilateral knee disability, including gout.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD and denied service connection for various disorders, while granting a 50% rating from June 5, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU based on a single service-connected disability and SMC at the housebound rate, finding that his PTSD alone did not render him unemployable.

The Board denied service connection for a left eye disorder, and remanded the claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and low back disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and lumbar spine disorder as additional evidence requires further development.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. Service connection for bipolar disorder was granted, but other conditions were not.

The veteran's disability rating for left knee strain with degenerative arthritis was restored to 10 percent. Other issues related to the left knee and tinnitus were denied, while claims for genital herpes and right knee disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, with obesity as an intermediate step.

Service connection for the veteran's left knee disability is granted. The issues of hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded for further examination.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran withdrew it before a decision was made.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for right knee residual scars and an earlier effective date for right knee instability was denied. The appeal for a higher rating for left knee replacement was dismissed. The claims for higher ratings for right knee instability and right knee strain with arthritis were remanded.

The veteran's right hip disorder and right knee disorder are service-connected as secondary to a service-connected right ankle sprain.