Knee decisions — 2026

The Board has dismissed the appeal as there is no alleged error of fact or law regarding service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee replacement and bilateral knee condition, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his active military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee strain, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or illness related to this condition and that the probative evidence does not support a nexus between her current right knee strain and her active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from May 19, 2017 to June 4, 2017 as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination regarding various service-connected conditions, including left knee, shoulder, hip, ED, OSA, skin condition (dystrophic toenails), and lung condition (COPD). The effective date of service connection remains August 16, 2018.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for each of the Veteran's right and left knee post arthroplasties, effective from the end of their respective temporary total rating periods.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent right hip injury residuals with osteoarthritis, recurrent left hip injury residuals including osteoarthritis and total hip replacement residuals, left knee osteoarthritis, and lumbosacral spine osteoarthritis. The diagnoses are related to the Veteran's in-service aircraft accident.

The Veteran's right knee disability was granted an increased rating of 10 percent for limitation of flexion and a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability. The Veteran's claim for higher ratings were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee condition, disability manifested by joint pain (claimed as polyarthritis), and low back disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a direct relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis, finding that it is due to his active duty service and wear and tear during deployment.

The Veteran's right knee disability, which is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, has been granted effective January 13, 2012.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for sleep apnea. The claims of service connection for lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain were granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, cervical spine condition, and back condition (to include cancer).

The Board has denied service connection for left foot pain, right foot pain, right knee strain, allergic rhinitis, and bilateral hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee disability, including residuals of a 1994 in-service fall with resulting right leg injury, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for eligibility to enroll in VA's pre-expansion 'legacy' and post-expansion PCAFC programs due to a failure to provide proper notice of decisions affecting the furnishing of assistance, as required by law. The Board also found that the May 2019 clinical assessment was inadequate and lacked sufficient explanation.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to discuss if the Veteran was prejudiced by its adjudicating the merits of his left knee claim in the first instance, and for further development.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for right tibia disability, overuse syndrome with poor circulation and numbness of the right lower extremity, right shin pain, overuse syndrome with poor circulation and numbness of the left lower extremity, and right knee disability due to lack of a current disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, bilateral knee condition, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis with instability and left knee meniscal tear with osteoarthritis and instability, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are directly related to his military service.