Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, right knee degenerative arthritis, and left knee degenerative arthritis due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine DJD, left knee disability based on limitation of extension, and right knee disability based on limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disorder, right upper extremity disorder, and left upper extremity disorder as the evidence did not support an etiological relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied a compensable rating for both the right knee and right shoulder scars as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left knee arthritis, as well as a claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of lower extremities, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied several claims for service connection and higher ratings, granted service connection for a right knee disability and a right wrist disability as secondary to the service-connected right little finger, fifth metacarpal, degenerative arthritis, and remanded other claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for various other disorders, including left wrist, right knee, left knee, cervical spine, upper extremity neurological, thoracolumbar spine, left foot, right foot, left ankle, and right ankle disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for right and left knee disorders as new and relevant evidence was not received to warrant readjudication.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, and hypertension. The claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee condition, left ankle condition, and ear condition with jaw popping due to a lack of evidence supporting the presence of these conditions during or shortly after service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left hand/finger disabilities, high blood pressure, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or nexus to service.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability but denied compensable ratings for right knee degenerative joint disease limitation of flexion and extension.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chondromalacia of the right knee as secondary to residuals of fracture of the right lateral malleolus/foot due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, hypertension, left elbow disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability due to a failure of the AOJ to properly assist in obtaining Reserve and/or National Guard records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and neck disorder to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1114(s), but denied increased initial ratings for the left leg below the knee amputation and a compensable rating for the left lower extremity scar due to amputation.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee strain and an acquired psychiatric disorder based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depression, left knee degenerative joint disease, and pseudofolliculitis barbae based on the evidence supporting a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee disability and denied a compensable rating for his left leg scars.

The Board denied increased ratings for radiculopathy in the right and left lower extremities, a compensable rating for a scar from left knee surgery, and earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions. However, it granted a 30 percent rating for left femoral nerve radiculopathy starting June 16, 2021, and an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) from November 7, 2018.