Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right hip strain and right knee strain as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or within one year of service, or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disorder, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, finding it to be proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left and right shoulder, knee, ankle, back, and headaches, as there was no evidence of these conditions manifesting in service or within one year of separation, and they were not otherwise attributable to service.

The appeal for initial disability ratings for various knee conditions and an adjustment disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran, leading to the dismissal of these claims. The Board granted a 50% rating for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine associated with left knee chondromalacia patella with limited flexion and a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an eye disability, hypertension, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, and a sinus disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to address deficiencies in the previous examination report regarding pain, meniscus condition, and medication effects.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, left shoulder, PTSD, migraine headaches, and sinusitis disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 7, 2010, for entitlement to TDIU and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board denied service connection for radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sleep apnea syndrome, and right knee condition but granted service connection for dermatosis. The Veteran's asthma was also not rated compensably prior to July 21, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating more than 10 percent for right wrist sprain, but remanded claims for left knee disorder, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and vertigo.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and rating issues related to tinnitus, bilateral hips, bilateral knees, back, and neck disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain associated with acute grade II gastrocnemius strain, group XI due to an in-service injury.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus disability, left knee condition, right knee condition, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, persistent depressive disorder with persistent major depressive episode, thoracolumbar spine disability, pelvic pain, to include pain during sexual intercourse, left lower extremity peripheral nerve disability, and right lower extremity peripheral nerve disability. The claims for a left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip arthritis or another right hip disability, high cholesterol, bowel incontinence, 'nerve damage secondary to bowel incontinence', and pain while defecating were denied. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 was also denied.

The Board denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, leukocytosis, and liver condition but granted reinstatement of a 40% rating for right and left knee limitations of extension effective November 1, 2024.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for tension headaches and a TDIU, while denying increased ratings for various service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee disabilities, left and right ankle swelling, hypertension, a sleep disability (claimed as fatigue), and sinusitis, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing in November 2024.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral inguinal hernia and residual scar, but remanded claims for service connection for low back disability, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, left knee disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.

The appeal of the proposed reductions in disability ratings for left and right knee conditions was dismissed due to a lack of an adjudicative determination at the time the notice of disagreement was filed.