Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for scars resulting from surgery for malignant melanoma incurred during active duty service and remanded the other claims for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for his service-connected conditions, finding no evidence that supported a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 9, 2016, or 20 percent from that date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors and obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a left knee disability as secondary to the right knee disability, but remanded the claim for a left shoulder disability.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain and denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. The rating for the right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain was also denied.

The appeal seeking revision or reversal of the April 2020 Board decision that denied a motion to revise or reverse on the basis of CUE a November 2017 Board decision that denied service connection for bilateral knee disorders is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain and a gynecological condition (residuals of a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and scar endometriosis) based on the Veteran's lay statements, medical records, and service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left foot disability, major depressive disorder, and secondary disabilities related to the left foot. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities and an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, chronic sinusitis, dermatitis, cephalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but denied higher ratings and increased initial ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an insufficient VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a TBI. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, right ankle scar associated with ganglion cyst in the soft tissue of the ankle with tenosynovitis, left upper extremity scars associated with post traumatic changes of the left thumb, and post traumatic changes of the left thumb were also denied. Some issues related to service connection have been remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded the claims for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, low back disability, right knee strain, right hip strain, and left hip strain due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left knee disability, including meniscal tear with osteoarthritis and instability, except for a separate 20 percent rating prior to January 26, 2024.

The appeal for service connection for right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition, to include as secondary to a right knee condition, due to an inextricably intertwined claim regarding the Veteran's right knee.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 50 percent rating, and the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities were remanded for further consideration.