Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for scars right ankle status post arthroscopy and remanded the claims for higher ratings for right ankle sprain with instability, right knee tendinitis, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's service connection for bilateral tinnitus was granted, while the claims for right and left shoulder disabilities, as well as right and left knee disabilities, were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and a lower back disability, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss and a bilateral eye disability, but remanded claims for right ear hearing loss, knee, shoulder, and arm disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disability to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for his right ankle condition, right knee patellar chondromalacia, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected fractured right knee with osteoarthritis.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a back disability, right leg radiculopathy, and right knee disability for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral eye, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or in-service incurrence. The claim for hypertension was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of left and right knee conditions to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability from August 8, 1974, due to a typographical error in notification letters.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the back disability prior to April 13, 2017, and a 40 percent rating from August 2, 2019, to December 30, 2019, but denied higher ratings in other periods. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection as the Veteran passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the matters of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder and a left wrist disorder due to further development needed to ensure compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to properly assess the severity of the knee and back disabilities during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, elbow, wrist, low back, knee, neuropathy, sleep apnea, heart, colon resection, skin cancer, and diabetes mellitus, due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address all relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee arthritis for a VA medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and knee disabilities as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Veteran's right knee disability was granted an increased rating of 50 percent, but no higher, prior to April 11, 2017, for limitation of extension and a separate evaluation of 20 percent, but no higher, for instability.