Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability, sinusitis, residuals of a left eye injury, dental injury to tooth 23, and hearing loss. The Veteran was granted an evaluation of 10 percent, but no greater, for a painful appendectomy scar.

The appeal for service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, right lower extremity nerve, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus, is remanded due to the VA Regional Office's failure to comply with its duty to assist by making additional attempts to schedule the Veteran for examinations.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension and a 30 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension from November 2, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and PTSD, and remanded the claims for a bilateral ankle condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral flat feet.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a timely filing of an appeal regarding service connection and initial rating for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, left hip, left knee, right knee, and right hip disabilities based on the evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current knee strains and the in-service injuries.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability and left knee disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial and increased ratings for five service-connected disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran was not properly notified of VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, rhinitis, asthma, severe lower back pain, chronic right knee pain, and chronic left knee pain as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, and left foot disability due to new and relevant evidence being received.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tension headaches, right knee strain, left knee strain, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, and lumbosacral strain with IVDS due to deficiencies in the duty to assist and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions due to incomplete service treatment and personnel records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee and left hip disorders due to a need for additional evidence, including verification of all periods of service and obtaining private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee degenerative joint disease based on the Veteran's in-service duties that involved climbing radar towers, which led to bilateral knee pain.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle pain, right ankle pain, left hip pain, right hip pain, and left knee pain but granted service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy and right upper extremity radiculopathy. The Board also denied a compensable evaluation for hammer toe deformities of the feet and a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative changes of the left acromioclavicular joint, while granting a single 10 percent evaluation for bilateral foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as the appeals were not timely filed.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, right and left foot disabilities with toe amputations, right and left leg scars, knee disability, and altered gait due to a need for further development.