Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a back disability of the lumbar and thoracic spine but denied service connection for a right leg injury, including right knee strain.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities to obtain additional private treatment records.

All claims for service connection and increased disability ratings have been withdrawn by the appellant, thus they are dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right knee arthritis, and traumatic arthritic conditions of multiple fingers.

The Board denied the appeal, affirming the severance of service connection for various conditions due to clear and unmistakable errors in the prior decision.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches and remanded several other claims, including those for service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including right and left ankle sprain, right and left knee strain with limitation of flexion and extension, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and a lumbar spine scar, with effective dates from February 21, 2019. The Board also granted increased ratings for right and left ankle sprain starting July 13, 2022.

The Board remands the service connection claim for a left knee disability for further development, including an additional VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including right and left knee, back, right and left lower extremity nerve, PTSD (now claimed as depression), gout, and obstructive sleep apnea, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance regarding its relation to active-duty service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral foot, left ankle, right ankle, and right knee disabilities but granted a separate 30 percent rating for right knee limited extension and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased evaluation of various conditions due to a request for information regarding the competence of the VA examiners who provided expert medical opinions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and ratings for various conditions, including left knee limitation of extension, left knee (subluxation/instability), left knee degenerative arthritis, cervical spine degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis, left upper cervical radiculopathy, and headaches associated with a traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including arteriosclerotic heart disease and PTSD, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, headaches, left knee MCL strain with limitation of flexion, and left knee MCL strain with bracing post-surgery, but granted service connection for CFS, left leg RLS, and a 10 percent rating for scar, left lower extremity knee. The effective date for the 70 percent rating for PTSD and the 30 percent ratings for headaches, OSA, and scar, left lower extremity knee were also granted from April 26, 2013.

The appeals for service connection for right wrist, left wrist, and left knee disorders were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them. Service connection was denied for cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disorders due to lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the current conditions and military service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residual scar, left shoulder surgery and remanded claims for increased ratings for left knee post-traumatic arthritis with shin splint and status post rotator cuff repair left shoulder with arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disability is etiologically related to his active service.

The Board denied initial disability ratings in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and 30 percent for COPD with asthma. The claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.