Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right shoulder disorder, a lumbar spine disorder, a left knee disorder, a right knee disorder, a left ankle disorder, and a right ankle disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disorder and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for dermatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, and lumbar spine disorder. The initial ratings for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints of the left lower extremity were denied.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities.

The Board remands the issues for further development and a new VA examination to address the severity of the Veteran's right knee disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's right knee condition, left knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and her active duty.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied increased ratings for the Veteran's foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, psychiatric disorder, and other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and a higher rating for various disabilities due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board granted a 30 percent initial rating for migraine headaches but denied non-compensable ratings for chronic ethmoid sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease status post left knee injury, sprain and remanded claims for shoulder disability and OSA.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities for a new VA examination and etiological opinion due to inadequate previous opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions as there was no new and relevant evidence to support a finding of an in-service event, disease, or injury related to his current knee conditions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, GERD, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus, type II, due to deficiencies in the duty-to-assist.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, to include herniated discs and lumbar surgery due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for right knee meniscal repair and denied ratings greater than 10 percent for the right knee ACL tear, an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, and service connection for various conditions.

The Board denied service connection for scars on the right leg and back of head, as well as left and right knee injuries, due to a lack of evidence supporting an in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for migraine headaches and for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric disorder, cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, and ankle disorders.

The claim for service connection for lower and upper back pain was dismissed as the Veteran was granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, which covers the entire period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and left knee disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.