Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical examinations and opinions.

The Board denied service connection for left leg varicose veins, right leg varicose veins, left knee tendinitis, right knee tendinitis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, chronic back pain, a headache disability, and a right shoulder disability with secondary neuropathy due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities related to in-service injuries or events.

The Board remands the matters for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee strain, as well as an effective date prior to April 21, 2021 for service connection for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for service-connected acne and remanded claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, headaches and migraines, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle and left knee arthritis due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to an untimely notice of disagreement. The claims for increased ratings and service connection for various disabilities were denied or remanded.

All five issues were remanded for additional development. The Board found prior VA medical opinions inadequate because they failed to address in-service diagnoses, applied incorrect legal standards, and dismissed competent lay statements without explanation.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left knee degenerative disease, right knee degenerative disease, and right ankle condition due to a need for further development.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the right knee scar beginning February 2, 2018, and denied increased ratings under Diagnostic Codes 7804 and 7805. The Board also granted service connection for a left knee condition secondary to the service-connected right knee condition.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a higher rating of his right and left knee disabilities due to increased severity since the last examination.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for left knee osteoarthritis based on limitation of extension and 30 percent for limitation of flexion, effective September 15, 2014.

The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension prior to December 7, 2010, and a separate 20 percent rating prior to February 7, 2021, for right knee instability. The ratings in excess of the assigned percentages were denied.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, finding it at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hysterectomy and residual symptoms, bilateral elbow disorders, bilateral shoulder disorders, and bilateral knee disorders due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a right wrist disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for a right knee disability, left ankle condition, and right ankle condition were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, and low back disabilities.