Knee decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew his appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection for various disabilities, including the right knee strain, left hip, left knee, left shoulder, back, right shoulder, and right hip.

The appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee condition was dismissed as the Veteran's April 2024 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was an impermissible concurrent election and no waiver was made.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of degenerative arthritis in both knees due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for various disabilities of the right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee, as there was no evidence of additional disability caused by VA care or treatment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability to correct an error in satisfying VA's duty to assist, as there is insufficient evidence to decide the case.

The Board granted service connection for right knee arthritis status post meniscectomy and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD. The claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for left hip strain and left knee strain, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for right knee and back disabilities, granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus, and remanded the claims for service connection for right hand and left hand disabilities.

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

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for service connection for back, right-shoulder, and right-knee conditions.

The Veteran's GERD and migraine headaches were granted service connection, while ratings in excess of 10% for knee conditions and shin splints were denied. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board granted a rating of 10 percent for left knee strain, limitation of flexion, based on painful motion, but denied a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain, limitation of extension.

The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, as well as a 50 percent rating for loss of extension of the left knee with arthritis, effective March 23, 2011.

The Board remands the matter for another VA medical opinion as to the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability, due to an inadequate addendum opinion.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right knee, lung, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder (psychiatric disability) claims while granting service connection for the psychiatric disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for various conditions including right ankle arthralgia, tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability but denied service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities.

The Board granted readjudication of the service connection claim for sinusitis due to new and relevant evidence, but remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disabilities.