Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee strain and throat condition with swallowing difficulty to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records.

The Board remands the service connection claims for a right knee disorder, left knee disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity paresthesia, right lower extremity paresthesia, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and left elbow osteoarthritis. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for renal cell carcinoma, status post partial nephrectomy, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for vertigo, COPD, and left ear hearing loss disabilities, as well as a TDIU from May 8, 2023. The appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee degenerative arthritis was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and left knee strain, finding no evidence that these conditions began during active duty or were otherwise related to an in-service injury. The Board also remanded the matter of a higher rating for narcolepsy due to insufficient medical evidence.

The appeal for the issues of service connection for various conditions and TDIU was dismissed due to the lack of new and relevant evidence within one year of the final legacy rating decisions.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, and depression to include alcohol abuse and memory loss. The back condition, left knee joint pain, and right knee joint pain were remanded for further examination.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and a left knee disability based on new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a current psychiatric disability during the appeal period. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right shoulder impingement syndrome, left hip strain, right hip strain, and lumbosacral strain based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee arthritis, a separate compensable rating for left knee instability, and TDIU due to pre-decisional errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral knee strains as secondary to right hip strain and compression arthralgia.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and a bilateral knee strain, but remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus.

The Board denied service connection for Sjogren's disease but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 19, 2019.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee strain with knee instability as further development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for a left hand condition, right knee condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as lifted the bar to VA benefits due to mitigating circumstances.

The Board remands the appeal for an adequate medical opinion regarding the nexus between the Veteran's current right knee disability and her in-service knee injury.