Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, sleep apnea, hearing loss, and low back disability, among others. The Veteran's tinnitus was rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board granted increased ratings for limitation of flexion and extension of the right knee, but denied an increased rating for instability.

The Board granted an effective date of May 16, 2014, for service connection for left knee, recurrent subluxation with slight instability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service-connected conditions based on CUE in a December 1983 deferred rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including erectile dysfunction and spine conditions, to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the service connection claims for residuals from a facial injury, lumbar spine disorder, left upper extremity disorder, right upper extremity disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing grant as he does not have a permanent and total disability due to disorders that involve both lower extremities affecting balance or propulsion, which precludes locomotion without assistive devices.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the lumbar spine disability, service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbar spine disability, but denied a compensable rating for hypertension. The issues of service connection for foot and knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development of evidence, including obtaining additional VA medical records and private treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee surgery due to a need for a medical opinion regarding its relation to active duty.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include anxiety and tremors, but granted service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip and left knee disability due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board remands the appellant's claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities to the AOJ for correction of pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability and denied increased ratings for the service-connected left knee, left knee scar, and right knee disabilities. However, it granted a 60 percent rating for the service-connected left knee strain with degenerative arthritis status post total knee replacement.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a right knee condition, both claimed as bilateral knees, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for cervical spine, left shoulder, wrist, hip, knee, and upper extremity nerve disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board remands the matter to verify periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), obtain relevant medical records, and schedule VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities is dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.