Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions due to outstanding records and a need for a TERA examination under the PACT Act.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol or unspecified hyperlipidemia, tuberculosis (TB), traumatic brain injury, migraines, low back disability, neck disability, and others. The claims were not supported by sufficient evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and granted some, including a 20% rating for right ankle arthritis from April 2, 2022, and separate 30% ratings for left and right knee ankylosis starting May 23, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for left elbow condition, right elbow pain, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition. A 20 percent rating was assigned for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board remands the claim for further development and adjudicative action, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and a new VA medical opinion.

The case is remanded for a new examination to address the Veteran's knee conditions, including flare-ups and active/passive motion testing.

The Board denied service connection for back, left foot, right foot, and left knee disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus. The denial of bilateral hearing loss was also upheld.

The Board restored the 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder and denied initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right-knee and left-knee patellofemoral syndrome with patella tendinitis and degenerative joint disease.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including PTSD with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and TBI, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy and carpal tunnel syndrome, left shoulder impingement syndrome, right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndromes, and hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, chest pain, back pain, left and right ankle pain, left and right knee pain, and bilateral hearing loss, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and increased ratings for right and left knee disorders, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence to support these claims.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, a back condition as secondary to the knee disability, and anxiety. The claim for a compensable rating for migraines was denied, and the claim for a neck condition as secondary to the knee disability was remanded.

The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for pain with extension of the right and left knees, effective November 10, 2022, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion of both knees.

The Board granted service connection for right knee, involving posterior horn of medial meniscus and body of medial meniscus, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and remanded the claims for a right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and hypertension.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder strain and remanded the claims for migraine headaches, left ankle pain, lower back pain, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and right knee pain condition.

The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent disability rating for bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, but remanded the claims for right knee condition, vision problems, and hypertension for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, right and left thumb, index, long, ring, and little finger degenerative arthritis, and right knee tendonitis. However, a separate rating of 10 percent was granted for the group of minor joints composed of the right and left ring and little fingers.