Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right thigh pain and dysfunction, right hip pain and dysfunction, and right knee pain and dysfunction as they were caused by an injury incurred during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and remanded claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, right hip, headaches, persistent depressive disorder, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle impingement, left knee tendinitis, and low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disability, left ankle peroneal tendonitis, right ankle sprain, left knee patellar tendonitis, and right knee patellar tendonitis as the evidence did not show an event or injury in active service, or a line-of-duty determination for the Veteran's National Guard training.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the evidence supports its onset during active service.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for headaches and right knee condition, but remanded other claims for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with lumbar disc disease and residuals of status post right knee replacement, to include osteoarthritis and ligament tear with knee instability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right knee condition, to include as secondary to a service-connected back disability, due to the need for an opinion on its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The Board also granted ratings of 20 percent for a left knee strain and status post left fibula and left ankle fractures, status post surgery, with residuals.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, OSA, back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional errors in satisfying VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, a right ankle disability, and a disability manifested by joint pain as these conditions were not found to be related to the Veteran's active service or exposure to environmental hazards in the Persian Gulf.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle and knee disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, specifically failing to provide VA examinations to assess the nature and etiology of these claimed conditions.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee condition and a respiratory condition, as the evidence did not support current disabilities related to these conditions during or as a result of active military service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for various right hip and knee conditions, as the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits prior to the assigned dates.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee instability, painful flexion, and scars due to insufficient evidence of disability beyond that already compensated.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension, but remanded several other claims related to the low back and various peripheral nerves.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an extension of a temporary total disability rating based on convalescence and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria beyond July 31, 2020.