Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for left knee and back disabilities due to an inadequate medical examination.

The Board denied service connection for left knee strain and remanded claims for a recurrent sleep disability, to include obstructive sleep apnea; a recurrent sinus disability, claimed as due to exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards including burn pits; and a recurrent respiratory disability, claimed as due to exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards including burn pits.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, left knee condition, and right knee condition due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for depression was also denied as it is subsumed by his unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder. An increased rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was not granted.

The Board denied service connection for diverticulitis and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disorders and a TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for right shoulder, left knee, left ankle, and neck conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left and right knees, limitation of extension.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II, low back disorder, and other musculoskeletal disorders, as well as a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral syndrome, as the previous examination did not comply with the requirements in Correia v. McDonald.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbosacral strain disability, and left knee osteoarthritis disability based on new and relevant evidence received since previous denials.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prior to August 10, 2022, but granted a 10 percent rating for painful scars of the bilateral knees.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's right knee scar as it was not painful, unstable, or associated with any functional limitations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including memory loss, psychiatric conditions, right knee and hip issues, ankle disability, sleep apnea, renal cysts, pulmonary nodules, and dyspnea, due to missing service treatment records and the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for frontal sinusitis and remanded claims for left knee strain, right knee strain, back disability, and neck disability.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities began during his military service and have persisted since then.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cerebral infarction, left knee condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee strain, and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral acquired pes cavus, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including cervical spine disorder, knee disorders, neuritis of the upper and lower extremities, lumbar spine disorder, and musculoskeletal arthritis, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition and a left elbow condition, but remanded the claim for depression.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus (flat feet) but denied service connection for left and right knee conditions, diagnosed as strains.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, scar s/p right knee surgery, and right leg neuropathy to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions.