Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for left and right knee disabilities to obtain an updated medical opinion that accounts for any medication effects.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation at any point during the appeal period.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee degenerative joint disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, including degenerative arthritis and recurrent instability, as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of flexion or extension.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, which include rheumatoid arthritis affecting multiple joints and other conditions.

The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear from October 28, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing its etiology, considering aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for left knee surgical scars and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for various knee, wrist, and ankle disorders as there was no evidence of onset during active service or a relationship to service.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability from December 2, 2019 to June 15, 2021 on an extraschedular basis.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, a left shoulder disability, a right hip strain, a left knee strain, and a left ankle strain based on the Veteran's in-service injuries and continuous symptomatology since service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, right knee arthralgia, and lumbosacral strain. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for migraine headaches and a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.

The appeals for the proposed assignment of effective dates and increased ratings were dismissed, as well as the appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for a cold weather injury to the toes. The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at 10 percent.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right shoulder strain and in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, finding that these conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar disability and a left knee condition based on the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms beginning during active duty service in 1984.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee disorder, as no new and material evidence was received within one year of the final denial in April 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting special monthly compensation.

The Board denied service connection for left hand peripheral neuropathy, right hand peripheral neuropathy, and fibromyalgia as not causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service. The initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain was also denied.