Knee decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for heart condition, right ankle, right knee, and back (lower) due to inconsistencies in service dates and incomplete medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 12, 2024, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective February 26, 2024. The increase in disability during the one-year period prior to this date rendered him unemployable.

The Veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its onset and etiology.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraine disability. The Veteran's right knee strain is granted.,Service connection was not established for the claimed conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder as secondary to a pre-existing bilateral foot disorder. The evidence does not support finding that any of these conditions were aggravated by service or caused by another service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that there are duty to assist errors in the claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, bilateral feet, low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities. The claims must be remanded to correct these errors.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his back and left knee disabilities have been denied. The evidence does not support a higher rating based on the current level of disability.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, finding that the condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and did not have a direct link to a service-connected disability. The examiner concluded that the left knee osteoarthritis was less likely caused by the service-connected lumbosacral strain with herniated disc.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle, right hip, left ankle, and left knee disabilities. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied as the Veteran's disability does not result in symptomatology that is not contemplated by the rating criteria. The claim for urinary frequency was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD, lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic tendonitis of the right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for various ankle, hip, wrist, elbow, and shoulder conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service injury that caused the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss is dismissed as the Veteran's claim has already been granted.,The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for left ankle sprain is dismissed as the Veteran was awarded service connection based on a non-liberalizing law and the issue of an effective date is not on appeal.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is granted as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).,The Veteran's left knee pain and instability are granted, with the Board resolving the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for a back condition and a right knee condition.,The Veteran's left wrist scar is rated under Diagnostic Code (DC) 7802, with an area of 0.3 square centimeters.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right and left ankle disabilities, effective from February 14, 2020. The claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his PTSD claim, have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, secondary to a cervical spine disability, is also granted as service connected.,The Veteran's right wrist disability and left knee disabilities are remanded for further development.,The Veteran's right ankle disability is remanded for further development.,The Veteran's vitamin D deficiency is remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left arm scar tissue and bumps, migraine headache disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, and sleep paralysis as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.