Knee decisions — 2026

The Veteran has withdrawn all of her pending appeals, including those for PTSD rating and service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right knee scar, and hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims of increased ratings for bilateral knee conditions and service connection for a lumbar spine condition due to inadequate examinations and failure to provide secondary service connection opinions.

The Veteran's right knee strain is rated at 20% from September 7, 2025. The service connection for bilateral lower extremity MTSS and tinnitus are granted.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, but denied service connection for a right foot disorder. The decision is based on the Appellant's current symptoms and credible reports of ongoing pain.

The Veteran's service connection claims for left knee, right knee, cervical spine, and left ankle degenerative joint diseases have been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD and left knee disability have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU beginning on April 12, 2023. The effective date for this decision is the same as the filing date.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a dental disability, left knee pain, or lumbar disability as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection in all five issues, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.

The appeal for the right hip condition is dismissed as it has been withdrawn. The claims of low back disability, bilateral knee disability, BLE radiculopathy, and left shoulder condition are denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for limitation of motion and instability of the right knee is granted with an effective date of May 17, 2011. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was not aggravated during his service. His right and left knee disabilities are directly related to his service.

The Veteran's migraine headaches were incurred in the line of duty during her initial period of active duty for training, and she has a current disability. Service connection is granted for this condition. The Veteran did not have a back or knee disability that was incurred or aggravated by service.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection is denied for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neck disability, left upper extremity nerve condition, right upper extremity nerve condition, restless leg syndrome, left knee disability, anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.,Service connection is denied for neck disability. Service connection is remanded for entitlement to service connection for anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings was continuously pursued, and the appellant is eligible to charge agent fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the June 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran's appeals concerning PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings for left knee instability and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, cervical spine disability, gastric/duodenal ulcer, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and dislocated semilunar cartilage of the right knee, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since March 22, 2012.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and instability due to additional development of the record.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the claim. The initial rating for left knee retropatellar pain syndrome prior to April 22, 2023 is denied. A separate 20 percent rating is granted for limitation of extension of the left knee. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee retropatellar pain syndrome (limitation of flexion) from April 22, 2023 is denied but a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5260 is granted. The Veteran's right wrist strain disability remains at the maximum schedular rating.

The case is remanded due to insufficient information regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee recurrent subluxation at the December 2022 VA examination, and further development is needed.