Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for right foot pain, a right knee condition, and a right ankle condition based on the evidence showing that these conditions are causally related to injuries sustained during National Guard service.

The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent for left and right knee instability, but denied increased ratings based on limitation of motion for the knees and ankles.

The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee and right shoulder disabilities, effective October 3, 2023, and also granted eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board granted an effective date of January 28, 2016, for the grant of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome but denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left hip tendinitis.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, and remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of his appeal requests, dismissing the attempted appeals.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating of the service-connected mild degenerative changes, left knee, post operative.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain and lumbosacral strain, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for left hip, left knee, right hand (thumb and fingers), and left shoulder disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period. The lumbar strain with hyperlordosis and disc narrowing is remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for chronic otitis externa and remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee joint osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, except for an initial 10% rating for neuropathy of the peroneal nerve in the right lower extremity.

The appeal concerning the issue of service connection for a right knee condition was dismissed, and entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot and knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a link to service.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left knee condition, low back condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), substance abuse disorder, and a compensable initial rating for resection of pituitary microadenoma.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for hypertension, right ankle sprain with ligamentous laxity, right knee scar, and coronary artery disease with hypertensive heart disease. The left knee and right knee patellofemoral syndrome issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's condition is assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee disabilities, a right ankle disability, and right lower nerve impairments.

The Board remands the claim for a left knee condition to obtain private treatment records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 19, 2009, for the award of service connection for a right knee condition and dismissed his appeal seeking revision or reversal of a November 1983 rating decision on the basis of CUE.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for middle/lower back thoracolumbar spine condition and left knee condition, including degenerative joint disease, to ensure that VA's responsibilities under the duty to assist are followed.