Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a relationship to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and SMC based on loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a left knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an examination and opinion on whether the condition is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable evaluation, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for peripheral vestibular disorder and denied service connection for GERD, while granting service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome in both the left and right knees.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right ankle degenerative arthritis and remanded claims for a compensable evaluation for headaches, service connection for status post left total knee arthroplasty, and service connection for status post right total knee arthroplasty.

The appeal for an increased rating for left hip, the claims for entitlement to an earlier effective date and an increased rating for right knee strain, and the appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left shoulder strain were dismissed. The claim for a 40 percent rating from June 24, 2021 for degenerative disc disease was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, left hand pain, and headaches to obtain VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for tension headaches, while remanding the claims for left foot metatarsalgia and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability but dismissed the appeals for service connection for a skin disorder and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance, as her need for assistance is not solely due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, diabetes, left finger, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to the lack of new and relevant evidence. The claims for sleep apnea and headaches were remanded for further development.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hypopigmented macules and denied service connection for hypercholesterolemia, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request.

The appeal for service connection for head trauma, vision problems, myopia, right hand disability, left knee disability, and left ankle disability was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that he met the criteria prior to the specified dates.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for left and right knee strains, granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful, noncompensable limitation of flexion of the knees, granted service connection for back condition and related radiculopathies, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee strain and left shoulder strain, both related to in-service parachute jumps.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's painful bilateral knee scars and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for her hypothyroidism.