Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for increased ratings for right and left knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on painful range of motion.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis and denied initial compensable ratings for the right eye condition, left ear hearing loss, and left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, inguinal hernia status post repair, and surgical scar of the inguinal crease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, initial compensable ratings, and service connection for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need to verify potential herbicide exposure at Fort McClellan.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, to include lumbosacral strain with IVDS, but denied service connection for left knee strain.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, as well as denied extensions of time to file a notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's left knee disability is related to service or aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and/or PTSD.

The Board remands the Veteran's increased rating claims for a right and left knee disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, heart disorder, low back disorder, neck disorder, traumatic brain injury, left knee fracture to include a strain with osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased disability ratings, and the Board dismissed the issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back pain, left knee disability, right foot disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates for various conditions due to procedural defects.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergies, GERD, right knee strain, anosmia, and sleep apnea to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Veteran's service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was granted, while the other claims were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and knee strain, as well as for right knee instability.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board restored a 30 percent rating for right knee post-traumatic arthritis and patellofemoral chondromalacia, status-post partial knee replacement, meniscectomy, and arthroscopy (limitation of flexion) from April 11, 2023, as the reduction was invalid.