Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, and low back disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities and right ankle postural calcaneal enthesophyte with degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a peripheral nerve examination and the curriculum vitae of the examiners involved.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for depression, lumbosacral strain, and an increased rating for left knee strain to ensure adequate development of the record.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability, all of which are related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right knee condition and left shoulder replacement due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's notification of scheduled examinations.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, a right knee disability, and a right elbow disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a swollen joint, right foot, and left knee disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, and a bilateral knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including headaches, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction, and others, as the evidence did not support a conclusion that these disabilities were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including right ankle, right knee, bilateral restless leg syndrome, psychiatric disability, and left knee torn ACL surgery with scar, aggressive infection, and limited range of motion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction with Peyronie's disease and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, a lower back condition, tinnitus, and a left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right elbow disability, right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as PTSD and trouble sleeping.

The Board denied increased disability evaluations for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions and thoracolumbar strain, but granted service connection for migraine headaches.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a bilateral knee condition during active service as well as after discharge until 2019.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's total left and right knee replacements, finding that they resulted in at most intermediate degrees of residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion.

The Board granted service connection for left knee spurs, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding a nexus between his in-service injury and current disability.

The Board granted service connection for cervical spine strain, right knee arthritis, and left knee arthritis, and an initial rating of 60 percent for GERD. The Board also granted a higher initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for recurrent instability of the left knee from April 3, 2022, but denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee chondromalacia with osteoarthritis.