Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for cervical strain, right shoulder strain, left knee strain with shin splints, and right knee strain with shin splints. However, it granted a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome and a 10 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection was also granted for major depressive disorder, recurrent episode, mild and generalized anxiety disorder (claimed as ADHD) and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the current disability and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, while dismissing the appeal for sinusitis. The claims for initial disability ratings for acute bronchitis and right knee osteoarthritis were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for scars on the left knee and face.

The Board granted an effective date of August 5, 2021 for service connection for allergic rhinitis and granted service connection for trapezius myositis and right knee arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee meniscus tear repair, with ACL reconstruction; left knee instability; and right knee strain, secondary to left knee meniscus tear repair with ACL reconstruction.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for right and left knee conditions, granted an effective date of October 23, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for left knee instability and a separate rating for limitation of extension, and remanded several issues.

The Board denied service connection for an endocrine disorder, separate and distinct from hypothyroidism, and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee degenerative joint disease, left shoulder DJD, and unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for chronic urticaria and a rating more than 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, while remanding claims for service connection for heart disease, anxiety condition, back strain, bilateral shin splints, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.

The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent disability evaluation for psoriasis and the 10 percent disability evaluation for right knee chondromalacia, effective July 1, 2024.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability and left knee disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthroscopy post medial meniscus tear and a right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for hypertension, kidney failure, and knee pain/weakness were remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's left knee disability (painful limitation of motion and patellar subluxation) but denied a higher rating for hypertension. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left foot hammer toe, iliotibial band syndrome, right knee, migraines, and benign neoplasm of the thyroid. Service connection was denied for arthritis of the bilateral hips.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis, finding that the condition was aggravated during active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for various conditions, including bilateral hip and right knee disabilities, psychiatric disorder, and DEA benefits.

The Board granted readjudication for several service connection claims but denied others, and remanded some for further examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, and all claims were dismissed.