Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, and right knee osteoarthritis secondary to the service-connected left knee arthritis. The claims for anxiety and depression were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right knee scars, and initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory condition and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for various other conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and denied increased ratings for various joint conditions, as well as additional special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, to include as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The appeal for revision of a December 2007 rating decision that denied service connection for a left knee condition was dismissed due to the premature filing of a disagreement with a deferred adjudication. The appeals for CUE in ratings assigned for degenerative arthritis of the left hip, right knee, and left elbow were denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right knee degenerative arthritis and instability, left and right shoulder strain, chronic bronchitis, right ankle ligament strain, degenerative arthritis and mild scoliosis, tremors of the hands, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for a right knee disability and right ear hearing loss due to an error in notifying the Veteran of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Veteran was granted an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD from November 12, 2009 through May 30, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, and a left knee condition as there was no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his symptoms of major depressive disorder and right knee osteoarthritis did not warrant higher disability ratings.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, with anxious distress, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left ankle traumatic arthritis, right ankle traumatic arthritis, left knee chondromalacia, right knee chondromalacia, and left foot pes cavus, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right hip disorder (thigh impairment), and initial compensable ratings for a right hip disorder (limited extension) and limited flexion, as well as an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disorder (limited flexion).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities, as there was no persuasive evidence of record indicating that he has had these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of his claim.

The Board denied the claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including trauma- and stressor-related disorder, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, knee disabilities, and scars.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right hip disability and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral pseudophakia with epiretinal membrane in the left eye, right knee osteoarthritis status post replacement (arthroplasty), and readjudication of the claims for service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder, insomnia disorder, and panic disorder. The case was remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the other issues on appeal.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral eye disability, and a bilateral knee disability due to missing VA treatment records.