Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and knee disabilities due to a need for VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the claims for lumbar spine, thoracic spine, right hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right knee, left knee, low back, neck, and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss. The claims were denied due to the lack of evidence suggesting current disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, except for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy which were granted an effective date of August 4, 2013.

The claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition and left knee condition are to be readjudicated, as the evidence of record is insufficient to make a decision on the merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for residuals of left tibia and fibula fracture and for a compensable rating for left knee saphenous nerve damage sensory dysfunction, as the evidence did not support ratings higher than 10 percent.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee disability to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hip, knee, and shoulder conditions, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and right knee ankylosis due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, a right knee disability, lumbosacral strain, and a neck condition.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, right hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding notification of examination.

The appeal for a compensable rating for right knee bone revision scar status post arthroscopy was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left hip impairment of thigh and remanded other claims related to the same condition, as well as increased rating claims.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and an increased rating for migraine headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted increased 20 percent disability ratings for the back, right knee, and left knee disabilities but denied a higher rating for bilateral pes planus and a compensable rating for the right anterior knee scar.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left knee and left shoulder disabilities, but granted a 10 percent rating for his bilateral tinea pedis.

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and tinnitus. The increased evaluation claim for pes planus was denied, as was the increase in rating for the right wrist fracture. The reduction of the right wrist rating from 10 percent to 0 percent was found improper, restoring the 10 percent rating.