Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for compensation due to pre-decisional errors, including failure to obtain relevant medical records and adequate medical opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for right knee instability and right knee arthroscopy scar to obtain missing records.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of the veteran's right knee condition, which is claimed to be secondary to her service-connected left knee and low back disabilities. The Board found that the medical examinations conducted were inadequate and did not comply with the legal standards set by recent court decisions.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for right hip strain was denied, but the veteran was granted higher ratings for other conditions. The claim for service connection for left knee condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder and a compensable disability rating for left knee scars. It remanded decisions on service connection for back, left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities secondary to the left knee disability.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied. The veteran was granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for painful scars.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of right knee degenerative joint disease, both directly and as secondary to left knee degenerative joint disease. The VA examiner did not fully address whether the service-connected left knee disability aggravated the Veteran's right knee disorder.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right knee, left knee, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and right ankle disabilities. The Board found that additional evidence and examinations are needed to properly evaluate these claims.

The veteran is granted Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from March 15, 2011 to October 23, 2019.

The veteran's claim for service connection for olecranon bursitis right elbow was granted. The claim for left knee condition was denied, and the claim for left eye condition was remanded.

The appeal is granted for readjudication of service connection claims due to new and relevant evidence. The issues are remanded for further consideration.

The veteran was granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for right knee limitation of flexion. All other issues were denied.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for PTSD and left knee scars was denied. However, the veteran was granted TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate starting from October 23, 2022. Other issues were remanded.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus/elevated A1C and bilateral hearing loss were denied. The claims for melanoma, lumbar spine disorder, right knee disorder, and right shoulder disorder were remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right knee osteochondritis dissecans was granted, with the effective date set to May 16, 1969.

Service connection for both left and right knee osteoarthritis has been granted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left knee, right knee, and right ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions. The Board will consider new evidence submitted after the initial decision.

The veteran's appeal for service-connected conditions was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's service connection for left knee conditions was granted with an effective date of October 27, 2019. However, the claim for a compensable disability rating for a surgical scar was denied.