Knee decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for a penile condition and kidney stones was dismissed, while the claims for right knee, mid/lower back, and bilateral flatfoot were denied or remanded.

The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral ankle pain, foot pain, hip pain, knee pain, low back pain, and sciatica, has been withdrawn by the appellant's representative.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left shoulder strain, left ankle strain, and left knee strain with shin splint due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, and a respiratory condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to a need for additional development, specifically an addendum medical opinion.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left foot tendoachilles tendonitis with plantar fasciitis and remanded a service connection claim for a right knee condition.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the evidence supports a positive nexus between the Veteran's in-service symptoms and her current condition.

The Board denied service connection for the left and right knee disorders, as well as the right shoulder disorder. The earlier effective dates for posttraumatic headache disability and cervical spine disability were also denied, but the rating for the cervical spine disability was restored to 30 percent.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions, including right knee instability, right knee flexion, right knee extension, non-allergic rhinitis, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, sinusitis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for right knee, left knee, and low back disorders as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service. The claim for a right hand disorder was remanded due to an alleged pre-decisional error regarding the need for a VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee disability with congenital shortening of the leg and a right knee disability, to include as secondary to the left knee disability, for further development.

The Board granted a disability rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain and denied increased ratings for left knee, left ankle, and left foot strains.

The appeal seeking service connection for right knee osteoarthritis was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for PTSD, left knee strain, right leg and hip impairments, and painful scars. An earlier effective date for TDIU was granted from January 1, 2019, to October 5, 2019. Service connection was remanded for a left shoulder condition and low back condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, TDIU, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for left knee arthritis, finding that the evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current condition.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis, right knee, asthma, chronic fatigue, genitourinary, respiratory, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the claimed conditions were related to service.