Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to an inadequate medical opinion and outstanding private chiropractor records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right knee with status-post meniscectomy and remanded the claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent prior to April 30, 2024, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter for duodenitis, GERD, stomach disability, and reflux.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders to correct a pre-decisional error, as new and relevant military records were submitted in 2022 that were not previously considered.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee meniscal and ACL instability with recurrent gastrocnemius muscle rupture and degenerative arthritis, and left knee strain as the VA examination reports are inadequate for rating purposes.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, to include on a secondary basis, as further development is needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected heart and left knee disabilities, as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted restoration of the 30% rating for chronic sinusitis, migraine headaches, and dermatitis of earlobes. The claim for a higher rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease with esophagitis and helicobacter pylori was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether the condition is connected to service or caused by the left knee disability.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for left and right knee instability, but denied increased ratings for the meniscal tears.

The Board denied higher ratings for the veteran's right knee, cervical spine, and lumbar spine disabilities but granted a 40 percent rating prior to December 27, 2017, for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a TDIU as of July 18, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability, but remanded the claims for right knee, left knee, and acquired psychiatric disorders.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disorders, right and left knee disorders, tension headaches, GERD, and a sleep related breathing disorder. A 10 percent rating was also granted for the right third finger chronic soft tissue deformity.

The Board denied service connection for a lower back condition, and remanded claims for bilateral knee disability, neck disability, and bilateral shoulder disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of November 12, 2013, for the award of service connection for radiculopathy in both lower extremities and right knee chondromalacia, as well as a 40% rating for the lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts and left knee disability, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and STD. The effective date for hypertension was also denied as earlier than September 8, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for right knee disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right knee strain, and right knee instability.