Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing and then readjudicate the claim.

The Board granted service connection for low back degenerative disc disease and remanded the claims for a right knee disability, migraine headaches, neck disability, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.

The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent from July 16, 2019, to November 22, 2021, for right knee dislocated semilunar cartilage and denied an increased rating greater than 10 percent for right knee painful motion with arthritis prior to November 22, 2021.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee tendonitis and allergic rhinitis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left knee condition due to missing VA treatment records and the need for additional development.

The Board granted service connection for left foot tinea pedis and remanded the claims for a higher rating for left knee painful motion, a compensable rating for left knee strain with limitation of flexion, and a higher rating for left shoulder strain.

The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity compartment syndrome, and assigned ratings for the Veteran's knee conditions.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's left knee injury with lateral meniscal tear, cyst, and degenerative joint disease (DJD) with subluxation, effective from November 15, 2014, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for further development and compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied an increased rating for the left shoulder and knee conditions, granted a separate compensable evaluation for left shoulder acromioclavicular dislocation effective March 17, 2025, and denied entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, right and left knee disabilities, hypertension, residuals of frostbite of both hands, and a right shoulder disability, for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, right wrist, right foot, soft tissue sarcoma, thyroid disorder, and right hand disability.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee rating in excess of 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively, due to inadequate range of motion measurements from the VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantial gainful activity.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, right shoulder, and bilateral knee disabilities to obtain outstanding service records and adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter for additional evidence and a retrospective medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee disability from October 3, 2014 to July 3, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for acquired mood disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, ED, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, all starting from January 1, 2023.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for above the left knee amputation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining a VA examination and opinion.