Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches but denied service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, neurological condition, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper and lower extremities, and skin cancer.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent and 30 percent for postoperative residuals of osteochondritis dissecans with arthritis of the right knee due to an insufficient addendum opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a right knee disability, but denied service connection for left foot hallux valgus.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of GERD and verification of Persian Gulf veteran status.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various disabilities due to a lack of information regarding a potential defect in the VA.gov platform and the need for updated treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and anterolisthesis of L5 over S1, and ratings in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis with limited flexion and painful motion, and right knee degenerative arthritis with instability due to the failure to request relevant medical records.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo, a right elbow disability, a left knee disability, and radiculopathy of the right upper extremity as there was no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbar spine osteoarthritis, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, and degenerative joint disease of both knees. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current and historical severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board granted a separate initial rating of 10 percent for left and right knee instability prior to June 19, 2018, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for both knees from that date onwards.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and a 30 percent disability rating for cervical spine disability, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence, while remanding the claims for low back, left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right shoulder strains, as well as left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndromes, to obtain a medical opinion on the relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied an initial rating of over 10 percent for a back disability, and ratings of over 10 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis with bursitis and left knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address the missing components in the current evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, right knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss to obtain additional evidence and ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to incomplete service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for multiple musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with intravertebral disc syndrome, left and right knee disabilities as secondary to a back disability, migraines as secondary to allergic rhinitis, and asthma. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis was denied.