Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a sleeping disorder, bilateral knee disability, and headaches to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist by scheduling appropriate examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for right knee meniscal tear and anterior cruciate ligament tear with painful motion, right knee sprain, and right knee scars.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a left knee disorder and the petition to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for various other conditions, including those of the feet, knees, spine, ankle, and nerves.

The Board remands the claims for additional development to ensure a complete record is available for adjudication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to inadequate VA examinations and missing private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle, left and right knee, and back disabilities based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, low back disability, knee strains, foot disability, and others, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of October 17, 2020, for the award of service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease at L4-5 and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, and other musculoskeletal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service injury or event.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip and left knee conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for acne, scarring, lower back pain, left knee condition, right knee condition, and bronchitis for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine with herniated discs, and ratings in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right knee tendinitis and patella femoral pain syndrome, as well as compensable ratings for right hip iliopsoas tendinitis with limitation of flexion, extension, and abduction.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle right lateral collateral ligament sprain (chronic/recurrent) and posterior tibial tendonitis, but denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and a C-section scar, but granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims for increased ratings for knee conditions and neck/low back conditions were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and strain, finding that the current disability is related to knee injuries sustained in service.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndromes, arthritis of the left knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles, and arthritis of the right knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.