Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right hip tensor fascia lata syndrome, left knee suprapatellar tendinitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and sinusitis.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, secondary to service-connected disabilities, effective from September 17, 2018. The Veteran was also granted a 50 percent rating for migraine headaches from September 17, 2018 to January 10, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD and depression; alopecia areata; and a left knee disability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee injury and remanded the claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right and left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for a grant of service connection.

The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim of service connection for right knee condition and remanded it for further development.

The Board granted a 60 percent initial disability rating for left knee arthrosis status post left knee replacement and remanded the issues of service connection for right knee condition and initial ratings for side of left big toe scar, residual of bunionectomy.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine disability and remanded claims for higher ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, service connection for left shoulder and right knee disorders.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, headaches condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, left shoulder condition, right hip condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, and bilateral foot condition based on the evidence of in-service noise exposure and reports of a continuity of symptomatology from service.

The Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability was granted a 70 percent rating for the period from August 17, 2020 to April 25, 2021, but an increased rating in excess of 70 percent was denied. The claim for TDIU prior to February 3, 2022, and increased ratings for knee disabilities were also denied.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities, as well as lower extremity radiculopathy.

The appeal for service connection for testicular cancer, kidney cancer, a neck disability, a left knee disability, and a bilateral foot disability was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for a sleeping disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and left shoulder disorder. The neck disorder was remanded for further evidence.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's left ankle and knee disabilities but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability effective March 29, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology and whether it is caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and remanded the claims for a right knee disorder and irritable bowel syndrome for additional development.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, and disc degeneration in the lumbosacral region due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of July 6, 2012, for the grant of service connection for various disabilities including right shoulder strain, lateral hamstring tendon strain of the right leg, limitation of flexion and extension of the left hip, impairment of the left hip, and a right knee scar.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disorders due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or disease related to the claimed conditions. The claim for a neurocognitive disorder was remanded for further development.