Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, tinnitus, pes planus, left knee tendonitis, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain private medical records from March 17, 2022, to May 18, 2023.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for PTSD, left knee strain, and thoracolumbar spine disability but granted an effective date of January 13, 2022, for left and right sciatic nerve radiculopathy and August 19, 2015, for cluster headaches.

The Board denied an increased rating for right eye pellucid marginal degeneration and remanded the claims for service connection for eczema, left knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board granted additional ratings for knee instability but denied increased ratings for the knee disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The appeal seeking service connection for neck and left knee disabilities was dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review options.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right knee disability to verify the Veteran's type of service from August 11 through 12, 2016, and to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing.

The Board granted service connection for left knee joint osteoarthritis and osteоarthrosis of the right hip, finding that new and relevant evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back, bilateral ankle, bilateral knee, and headache disorders as there was no evidence of current disabilities at any point during the appeal period.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's trauma and stressor related disorder, dismissed an increased rating claim for left lung polyp, and remanded claims for service connection for heat exhaustion, left knee osteoarthritis, and right inguinal herniorrhaphy.

The Board granted service connection for right knee condition, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbosacral strain with mild spondylosis, and right hip disorder, diagnosed as bursitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, to include osteoarthritis and instability, as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and his active duty service.

The Board granted ratings of 20 percent for right and left knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis and instability based on limited flexion and extension, as well as a rating of 10 percent for right and left knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative arthritis and instability based on patellar instability from August 4, 2023, to April 11, 2024. The claims for increased ratings for acne and scars of the posterior trunk were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection.

The Board denied the requests to revise a March 13, 1997 rating decision that assigned noncompensable ratings for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and lumbosacral strain on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board granted an effective date of February 15, 1995, for the award of service connection for bilateral knee scars based on a reasonable interpretation of the Veteran's initial claim in April 1995.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, back condition, and remanded the claims for a neck condition and left shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between the current disabilities and active duty. The claims for service connection for headaches, lumbar spine condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, right knee condition, right shoulder condition, cervical spine condition, and right upper extremity radiculopathy were remanded for further development.