Knee decisions — 2025

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and leg disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, neck, and back disorders as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, left knee condition, right knee condition, and TBI. The claims for a low back condition, right shoulder condition, and tendonitis were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable rating for his knee disabilities, TBI, and posttraumatic headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions due to a need for a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot, left ankle, right foot, right knee, and neck disabilities, sinusitis, and type II diabetes mellitus as there was no medical evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for a neck disability and an initial 50 percent rating, but not higher, prior to September 7, 2021, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. The remaining claims were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a right ankle disability, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left and right knee instability, effective January 31, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy, while remanding claims for other conditions including the neck, knees, leg pain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and pes planus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating greater than 10 percent for residuals of a gunshot wound of the right knee with a retained foreign body.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's low back disability and service connection for bilateral knee arthritis, secondary to a low back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left knee chondromalacia patella with osteoarthritis, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board granted service connection for left and right knee strains, as well as a lumbosacral spine disability, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hip early osteoarthrosis. The initial rating of 40 percent was assigned for the lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's current left knee condition is related to active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a low back disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these disabilities and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current left knee disability was incurred during verified combat service. The claims for right knee, bilateral hip and lower back conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right knee patellofemoral and compartment arthrosis based on credible statements from the Veteran regarding in-service onset of symptoms and a medical opinion linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, to include low back pain, a right hip disability, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The Board also remanded the claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include major depressive disorder. The claims for a left knee and back disability were remanded.