Knee decisions — 2026

The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 20 percent for flexion limitation and 50 percent for extension limitation, resulting in a combined rating of 70%. A TDIU is granted. The effective date remains April 4, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The claim will be reconsidered with a new VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee tendinitis, left knee tendinitis, and chronic right wrist sprain have been granted.,New evidence submitted by the Veteran has led to a readjudication of his previously denied claims.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of entitlement to service connection for right hip joint replacement with degenerative arthritis and residuals of left knee replacement, both secondary to low back condition and right knee condition due to insufficient opinions regarding whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted, effective from May 26, 2020.,A rating of 20 percent for left knee disability and a rating of 10 percent for left knee instability are granted, both effective from May 26, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back condition and found the reduction of the Veteran's left knee disability rating from 30% to 20% was improper, restoring the prior 30% rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected right knee degenerative arthritis and posttraumatic stress disorder. The examiner will assess if OSA was caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, is service-connected.,The Veteran's chronic gastritis is service-connected.,The Veteran's bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease is service-connected.,The Veteran's cervical spine condition to include strain and pain is service-connected.,The Veteran's bilateral hip degenerative joint disease is service-connected.,The Veteran's bilateral foot degenerative joint disease is service-connected.,The Veteran's bilateral shoulder degenerative joint disease is service-connected.,The Veteran's bilateral knee degenerative joint disease is service-connected.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the service-connected left knee disability is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and lack of VA treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on all issues due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding that there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service and concluding that any additional disability was not caused by VA care.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a right knee disability due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation of his right knee condition by service-connected left knee instability and/or low back disability. The case is being returned for further evidentiary development.

The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities have been granted service connection.,Service connection has also been granted for left ear hearing loss, but with a non-compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the cases for further action due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding medication effects on the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as a low back disability before November 16, 2023. The claims are remanded for further examination regarding obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's left knee and cervical spine disabilities have been granted, but the case is remanded for further evaluation of his TDIU claim.

The Board dismissed the appeals for heart palpitations, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The appeal for a right knee disability is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain with meniscal tear, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during service and have persisted since then.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 24, 2019 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.