Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition, but remanded the claim for a right tennis elbow.

The Board denied service connection for a left knee condition, finding that the evidence does not support a direct or secondary relationship to the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for right knee chondromalacia and degenerative arthritis status post meniscal tear, as well as left knee degenerative arthritis status post meniscal tear, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

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

The appeal was granted for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, and the claims for high blood pressure, insomnia, left knee, and right knee disorders were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and shin splints is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, migraines, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active-duty service.

The Board granted an effective date of July 24, 2023 for the grant of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and denied service connection for right leg shin splints, kidney abnormalities, a dental condition, and an increased rating for left knee strain.

The Board granted the reinstatement of a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder with depressive features, and a 20 percent rating for right knee arthritis and left knee arthritis, while denying increased ratings for fibromyalgia, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right foot tenosynovitis, and gastroparesis.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory disability, and left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for further development to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including providing an additional VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for a lower back disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The Board granted increased ratings of 30 percent for the Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis with limited extension, right knee instability, left knee limitation of flexion, and left knee instability.

The Board granted service connection for pes planus and back disability, denied an initial compensable rating for FSAD, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted the reinstatement of a 20% rating for lumbosacral strain, granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability on a secondary basis, and denied service connection for a left knee disability. The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, to include diabetic retinopathy; diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to service-connected disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step; and headaches, to include as secondary to tinnitus. The claims for left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbar degenerative disc disease were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain and left knee strain, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding their etiological relation to active-duty service.

The Board remands the service connection claims for bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and left eye disorder to obtain additional evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) and a medical examination.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and erectile dysfunction due to lack of jurisdiction, denied an increased rating for depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder, and remanded additional claims for further development.