Knee decisions — 2025

The veteran's headaches are granted a 50% rating. Other issues related to Crohn's disease, lumbar strain, left knee strain, and TDIU are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date prior to December 18, 2008, for service connection of several disabilities. The claims for higher ratings were remanded.

The appeal for service connection of a left knee disorder is remanded. The Board needs more information to make a decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and various effective date claims. However, it granted a restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for right index finger scar and a 10 percent disability rating for left knee disability with flexion limitation.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral foot disorder, lower back disorder, right knee disorder, and fibromyalgia.

The appeal for service connection of the veteran's left knee disability, including as secondary to the right knee disability, has been remanded. The Board needs more information to decide.

The Board granted readjudication for several conditions due to new and relevant evidence. Some claims were denied, and others were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left hip and knee conditions due to errors in the VA's duty to assist.

The veteran's claim for service connection of left knee strain with degenerative arthritis was granted. The Board found that the veteran's current left knee disability is related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left knee disorder, left foot peripheral neuropathy, sleep disturbances, and acquired psychiatric disorder. It also denied a temporary total disability evaluation for the left knee disorder and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The claim for service connection for a bilateral knee condition is remanded. The Board will take further actions to obtain necessary records and medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to December 1, 2019. The decision was based on evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment before this date.

The Board remanded the claim for a higher disability rating for the veteran's right knee prosthetic replacement to schedule an examination.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and higher evaluations for service-connected right knee posttraumatic osteoarthritis and left knee osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left knee disabilities, stating that they did not have their onset in service, are not related to service, and were not caused or aggravated by the service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a thirteen-month temporary total rating based on left total knee replacement. The decision was based on regulatory changes that prescribe a four-month period for such ratings.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain additional evidence and opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to his service-connected conditions, with obesity as an intermediate step, is granted.

The appeal for left ear hearing loss was dismissed. The appeals for left and right knee disabilities were remanded for further evaluation.