Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as it is a chronic disease that began during active service.

The Board denied a separate initial rating for left knee meniscal impairment prior to July 19, 2001.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and right knee medial meniscus tear to ensure that due process is followed and a complete record is available.

The Veteran's right knee surgical scar is granted a rating of 10 percent, while the claims for an earlier effective date and service connection for a right leg length discrepancy are denied. Other claims have been remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disorders, as well as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and vertigo, due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the case to the AOJ for further development and adjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Board remands the claim for a retrospective medical opinion to determine the appropriate disability evaluation for the period on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current disability and the veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for earaches and remanded claims for service connection for headaches, wounded knee, leg pain, poor circulation, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for revision of the October 17, 2007 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claims for a left knee strain with shin splints and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by scheduling new examinations.

The Board granted service connection for right knee osteoarthritis and an initial 50 percent disability rating for tension headaches effective June 20, 2017.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions due to a lack of an appealable, binding decision within the applicable timeframe.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee disability and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, finding a relationship between the in-service injury and current disability. The back disability claim was remanded for further development.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain Social Security Administration records and an addendum opinion regarding vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spondylolisthesis and bilateral ankle dermatitis, restored the ratings for left knee limitation of extension, left ankle degenerative joint disease (DJD), and right ankle DJD, and denied service connection for sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a right 5th finger scar, increased ratings for left knee flexion and extension, and rhinitis.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent disability rating for lateral instability of the right and left knees from September 7, 2023, but denied increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of both knees.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches are granted a 30 percent rating; left knee strain and left hip strains are denied compensable ratings.

The Board granted an effective date of December 23, 2019, for service connection of lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease other than intervertebral disc syndrome but denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and post-concussive headaches.