Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for limitation of extension of both the left and right knees for further development, including an adequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for the right knee condition with patellofemoral disorder and shin splints due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for right knee and right hip degenerative arthritis, as well as secondary service connection for headaches due to a service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee osteoarthritis with instability, left knee tendinitis with painful flexion, and limitation of extension, left knee.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, left knee disability, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, diagnosed bipolar II, moderate and denied service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle post traumatic arthritis and right knee degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear, but denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's painful scars of the bilateral wrists and thumb and deep nonlinear scars of the upper extremities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, bilateral restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, tremors of the hands-bilateral, left knee condition, right knee condition, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. However, it granted service connection for chronic headaches.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal cancer residuals and left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, and left knee disability on a direct basis. The Board also granted an initial rating of 10 percent for transient ischemic attack residuals but denied a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Board denied increased ratings for right and left knee osteoarthritis with shin splints, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for a left hip disorder and residuals of tuberculosis exposure.

The Board readjudicated the claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis based on new and relevant evidence, while denying service connection for bilateral pes planus. Other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition based on the Veteran's in-service treatment and ongoing pain.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hepatitis B. The claim for a compensable rating for hepatitis B was denied.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disorder, right knee disorder, lumbar spine disorder, and radiculopathy of both lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected shin splints, left lower extremity, with knee impairment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for bilateral knee disabilities due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and a need for addendum medical opinions.