Knee decisions — 2026

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for headaches, flat feet, and higher ratings for knee disabilities before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical opinions regarding his spine, hip, knee, and sleep apnea conditions.,An earlier effective date claim is also being remanded as the AOJ decision was unclear.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee instability and patellar dislocation, but denied service connection for hypertension, tinnitus, lower back condition with pain, right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to a lower back condition, and left lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to a lower back condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination report, and a retrospective opinion from an orthopedist is needed.

The Veteran's left knee instability is rated at 20 percent effective June 6, 2024. The right knee disability remains rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella, patellofemoral crepitus, and arthritis of the left knee. Service connection for a left knee meniscal tear is denied.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, chlamydia, residuals of a head injury, right ankle disorder, and right knee disorder were denied. The claim for tinnitus was granted on the basis of in-service noise exposure. Service connection was also granted for a low back disorder (lumbosacral strain).

The Veteran's asthma is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The Veteran also sought TDIU due to his asthma and knee conditions, but the Board found that he could still perform sedentary jobs.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is rated at 10 percent, and his left knee disability is rated at 30 percent. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for both conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left elbow, cervical strain, left glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis, and right shoulder arthralgia due to a lack of VA examination or treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee condition is related to his in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure of VA to obtain an adequate medical opinion, and thus the Veteran's right knee strain claim is being sent back for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current knee issues and his active military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability. The Veteran is not granted service connection for his left knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, left knee arthritis and strain, and migraines and migraine variants as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbosacral strain, left knee instability, persistent depressive disorder, and left shoulder strain. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for a right eye condition, bilateral hearing loss, and dismissed the claim for a right knee condition. Service connection was granted for tinnitus.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted in September 2024 with an effective date of July 8, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches and remanded the remaining issues related to anxiety, depression, foot disability, knee disabilities, back disability, gastrointestinal disability, hypertension, and sleep disability.

The Veteran's appeals for obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome have been dismissed.,The Veteran's right knee condition has been granted service connection, with the left knee condition also being granted as secondary to his right knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as right knee degenerative arthritis. The effective dates are April 23, 2020, and April 5, 2023 respectively.