Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disorders as they were not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, nor caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's left knee disability, including for limitation of flexion and instability.

The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for dysthymic disorder and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, effective July 31, 2008.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right shoulder disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and eye condition (to include open angle glaucoma, dry eye syndrome, pseudophakia, and pinguecula OU) as additional evidence is needed.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left hip, right and left knee, left shoulder, callus of the left big toe, and pharyngitis, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate specified in 38 U.S.C. � 1114(l) and (o) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for right ankle laxity due to sprain and service connection for a right knee strain/sprain as secondary to the right ankle disability, but granted service connection for right gluteus medius tendinopathy as secondary to the right ankle disability.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine and right knee disabilities, except for a separate 20 percent rating granted for the period from July 12, 2018 through November 7, 2018.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left knee strain, limitation of extension, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The claims for service connection and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded due to the failure of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) to ensure delivery of the November 2022 supplemental statement of the case to the Appellant.

The Board denied service connection for chronic rhinitis, allergic or non-allergic and urinary incontinence (loss of bladder control) as there was insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for left knee strain and right knee strain was dismissed due to untimely filing, while the appeal for a right bicep disability was denied based on lack of evidence linking the condition to active service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's low back, neck, right hand, left hand, right knee, and left knee conditions as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or caused by any service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and secondary right and left knee scars based on credible evidence of in-service injuries and post-service medical findings.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a left knee condition to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing direct service connection and secondary aggravation by his service-connected right knee condition.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 25, 2021, for the Veteran's service connection claims for plantar fasciitis and pes planus, bilateral; left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendinitis; trochanteric pain syndrome, left hip; trochanteric pain syndrome, right hip; lateral collateral ligament sprain, left ankle; and lateral collateral ligament sprain, right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate addendum opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, sleep apnea, and migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings as untimely, with no valid appeal under docket number 250102-497204.