Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot condition and a right knee condition, finding no evidence of a correlation between the current disabilities and in-service injuries.

The Board denied service connection for the left wrist condition and remanded claims for service connection for left knee and right knee conditions.

The Board granted service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, and right hip strain based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to a duty to assist error, including an incomplete medical opinion and unobtained records from Moncrief Army Medical Center.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, headaches as proximately due to PTSD, and erectile dysfunction as proximately due to PTSD. The claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and a 70 percent rating for PTSD were denied, as was the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. Several other claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, irritable bowel syndrome, right knee condition, left knee condition, and migraine but denied service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the preexisting condition was aggravated by service. The back disability claim was denied as the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent were not met.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for instability of the left knee from October 1, 2020 and granted TDIU effective April 2, 2017.

The Board denied the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions secondary to a left hip replacement, finding that VA treatment did not cause any of the additional disabilities.

The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for locking, pain, and effusion of the left knee but denied higher ratings for limitation of motion and instability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a left and right knee disorder due to additional development needed.

The Board remands the issues for further development, specifically to obtain and associate with the claims file all treatment records regarding the Veteran scanned into VISTA.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased staged ratings for left knee, limitation of extension, limitation of flexion, and instability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a psychiatric condition, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and knee and headache issues, to allow for additional development of the record.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the period prior to July 26, 2024, and in excess of 20 percent from that date, onward, for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with iliotibial band syndrome.

The Board granted an increased disability rating of 50 percent for the appellant's service-connected migraine headache disability from October 17, 2009, through November 22, 2021.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining records from SSA and a VA examination to determine if the Veteran is in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial ratings for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the service-connected knee disabilities.