Knee decisions — 2026

The Veteran's left knee condition is due to his service-connected left ankle disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include service connection for TBI residuals, rating in excess of 50 percent for OSA with restrictive lung disease, and service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the Veteran's current condition was not incurred during or as a result of his period of active service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee strains, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities had their onset in service.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate (SMC) from August 3, 2018 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right and left knee disorders was granted with an effective date of August 7, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability and left-hand condition, but has remanded the claims of service connection for rib disability, right ankle disability, and right knee disability due to new evidence received.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee and right knee disabilities, but remanded the issue of service connection for a headache disability due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Veteran's left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there was no evidence of flexion or extension limitations warranting an increased rating.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased rating claims due to a concurrent election under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA). The issues were docketed in error as the AOJ was still reviewing them.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and knee disorders, as well as a back disorder. The issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of left and right knee disabilities has been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability and left knee strain due to incomplete records and a need for additional examination or opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their onset during active service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to May 2, 2019 was denied as the evidence did not show that he could secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a low back condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral foot condition as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's legacy appeals regarding increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee and scar issues due to a mistake in classification of the appeal as a legacy appeal instead of an AMA review system.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (COPD, PTSD, neck disability, bilateral knee disabilities, right shoulder disability, and bilateral hearing loss) precluded him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the period from March 25, 2015 to December 13, 2021. As a result, he is granted a TDIU for this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of left eye disability and left ear hearing loss have been denied. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his shoulder and knee disabilities prior to March 5, 2019, are remanded.