Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and migraines as secondary to the service-connected cervical strain.

The Board denied increased ratings for left ear hearing loss, left knee ACL tear instability, left knee limitation of extension, and left knee painful flexion. The claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, right knee pain, right shoulder pain, and traumatic brain injury were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent left knee and foot disability to afford the Veteran VA examinations to determine the relationship between his diagnosed disabilities and active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, back disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, and right knee disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to unavailable service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's major depressive disorder and an initial rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's headache disability.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right arm, a left knee disability, chronic sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome pursuant to the PACT Act, and an increased 10 percent rating for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disorder, neck disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and right hand disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee disability with painful motion and degenerative arthritis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically the failure to provide a VA examination or opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for an eye condition, vertigo/dizziness, GERD/reflux, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right wrist degenerative joint disease, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, a right foot condition, a left foot condition, and a right achilles tendon/ankle condition were denied. The claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease/high blood pressure, sinusitis, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and a skin condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a psychiatric condition, but denied service connection for COPD.

The Board remands the claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral knee strain due to insufficient evidence and the need for additional private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for left knee meniscal tear, anterior cruciate ligament tear, painful left knee scars, cold injuries of the hands, bilateral hearing loss, and denied an increased rating for a left knee condition. However, it granted service connection for dry eyes.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee instability, rheumatoid arthritis of multiple joints, and residuals status post fracture of the left femur.

The Board granted service connection for a mood disorder due to known physiological condition with depressive features as secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the neck, but denied an earlier effective date and increased rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and remanded claims for increased rating and service connection for knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee and low back disabilities based on evidence showing that these conditions were incurred during his active duty service.

The appellant withdrew her claims for service connection and initial rating, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a compensable disability rating for hypertension, an increased rating for PTSD with adjustment disorder and depressed mood, an increased rating for tinnitus, and increased ratings for left knee status post meniscectomy with arthritis and right knee degenerative joint disease.