Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a neck disability, a left knee disability, and a right ankle disability due to the need for VA examinations.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain, limitation of flexion (claimed as bilateral knee condition), and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. Service connection was also granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left and right knee instability and limitation of flexion due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease (DDD) with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis from February 16, 2021. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is related to his active-duty service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine, left ankle, and GERD disabilities but denied higher ratings for the right shoulder and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a left hand, right hand, left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, and migraine headache disorders as there was no evidence of current disabilities or symptoms during the period on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a granted rating of 30 percent for GERD throughout the period on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and voiding dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for the issues of service connection for bilateral patellar tendinitis, tinnitus, and the proposed reduction in her disability rating for cervical stenosis/IVDS.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for adjustment disorder, bilateral pes planus, right knee limitation of extension, and left knee limitation of extension. The Board also granted service connection for a back condition as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability and sinusitis, but denied service connection for tinnitus. The Board also denied increased ratings for psychiatric disability and certain left hip conditions.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left knee strain and right elbow tendonitis with lateral and medial epicondylitis with limitation of flexion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a left knee condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, right knee strain, and left knee strain on a direct basis.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for chronic low back pain, upper back pain, right hand disability, left hand disability, headaches, and right knee disability.

The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, with the exception of granting a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for right knee strain, limitation of flexion and extension due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, varicose veins, right knee disability, and bilateral foot pain causing impairment in earning capacity on a direct basis.