Knee decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to neck, back, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date prior to October 20, 2009, for the award of service connection for various degenerative arthritis conditions and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as major depression and anxiety, secondary to the back condition. The right knee condition was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for left knee disability, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes mellitus, type II, and tinnitus. The claims for depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were remanded.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent, but not higher, for a back disability; 30 percent, but not higher, for cervical spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), left hip disability, migraine headaches, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for sleep apnea and remanded the service connection claims for a lumbar spine condition, left knee condition, and right knee condition.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left knee soreness to correct an error in not providing a pre-decisional hearing notice, with readjudication after any necessary development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective date, service connection for various conditions, and an increased rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left knee disability, and a back disability to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted a 40% rating for right knee strain and an effective date of August 9, 2018, for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), while denying increased ratings for schizoaffective disorder with unspecified anxiety and right knee synovitis.

The Board granted service connection for low back pain, right knee pain, and neck pain (cervical strain) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claim for headaches was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and an extension of a temporary total disability rating, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.

The Board granted the appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for right and left knee disabilities based on limitation of flexion was improper.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, left shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and back condition as there was no evidence of a current disability at the time of the claim or during its pendency.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee traumatic arthritis and chondromalacia based on the evidence showing that his flexion was limited to 70 degrees at worst, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and bilateral knee disorders as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and elbow conditions, to obtain new medical opinions.