Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for residual scarring left shoulder, denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and anxiety and depression, and remanded the claims for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, contact dermatitis, and unspecified abdominal pain.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected left knee scar and remanded claims for increased ratings for radiculopathy in both upper and lower extremities, as well as a left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for left knee tendinopathy, cervical strain, and degenerative arthritis of the spine.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical strain (neck), left knee strain, and right knee strain to obtain a medical opinion regarding their relationship to the Veteran's active-duty service.

The appeal for service connection for left and right knee strain was dismissed due to a timely docket switch request.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 28, 2021, for the award of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity diabetic neuropathies.

The Board remands the claims for a left knee and right shoulder condition as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine the impacts of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to care for himself and his need for aid and attendance.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. The left and right knee claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of October 29, 2016, for the award of a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with panic disorder but denied earlier effective dates and service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, but granted service connection for a left knee disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for GERD and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for status post total right and left knee arthroplasty.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified insomnia disorder and denied increased ratings for the right knee and maxillary sinusitis, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship to active service or meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, left shoulder strain, lumbar strain, status postoperative left knee partial meniscectomy/anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, right long finger sprain, and tinnitus. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability, and the denial of an increased initial rating for left foot plantar fasciitis was upheld.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral foot disability, bilateral wrist disability, left shoulder disability, depression, recurring umbilical hernia, hemorrhoids, bilateral hammertoes, left knee disability, right knee disability, congestive heart failure, and diabetes mellitus type 2.

The Board remands the claims for squamous cell carcinoma of the soft palate and tongue, left knee disability, and thoracolumbar spine disability due to an inadequate statement of reasons or bases in the previous decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee sprain, bilateral hand tremors, CFS, and fibromyalgia due to inadequate medical examinations and missing private medical records.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the left and right knee strains but granted separate, 10 percent ratings for the left and right leg shin splints.