Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for treatment purposes only for a bilateral foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, and sleep apnea due to a lack of timely filing.

The Board dismissed the appeals for higher disability ratings and denied service connection for swelling of leg/foot, as well as increased ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and restoration of a rating for his right hip and knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher or restored ratings.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain and an earlier effective date, but remanded the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied higher ratings for migraines, lumbosacral strain, and left knee strain with tendonitis, but granted a 10 percent rating for atopic dermatitis of the left lower chest. The claim for service connection for sinusitis was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, bilateral knee disorders, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, and a GI disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions during the appeal period. The claims were denied based on the lack of medical evidence supporting current diagnoses.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings of degenerative arthritis of the spine, left and right knee strains with flexion and extension limitations.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability, now diagnosed as chondromalacia patellae, and denied the remaining claims.

The Board denied service connection for various disorders, including a back disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, migraines, and neck disorder.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with herniated disc at L3-L5 and IVDS, denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for left ankle sprain and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and granted earlier effective dates for service connection for certain conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder and a headache disorder, as they are related to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claims for higher ratings and additional service connection were remanded due to inadequate examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left hip, left knee, right foot and low back disorders due to inadequate examinations and opinions.

The Board granted an extension of the temporary total rating for right knee surgery, denied initial and increased ratings for degenerative arthritis right knee, limitation of flexion, granted a separate 30 percent rating for right knee instability prior to January 29, 2021, and a 20 percent rating from that date, and dismissed appeals for higher ratings for erectile dysfunction and major depressive disorder.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals is remanding the claims for service connection for right knee strain and left knee strain with chondromalacia patellae to correct duty to assist errors.

The appeal concerning the service connection for right knee, lumbar spine, left knee, and hypertension has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The appeal of the issues regarding increased disability evaluations for left and right knee conditions were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the notice of disagreement.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a right knee strain, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's current condition to his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee injury and pain, left knee injury and pain, low back injury and pain, and left ankle injury and pain.