Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence gathering.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the current disabilities and active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a separate evaluation for his left knee disability, status post total knee replacement, left knee instability, and left knee scar.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as secondary to service-connected PTSD and lumbar spine condition, but dismissed the claims for cervical spine pain and degenerative arthritis of the left knee.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability, a lung condition, and a dental disorder for VA compensation purposes due to the lack of evidence supporting these claims. The claims for other disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for a psychiatric disability, to include mood disorder with depression. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities and sleep apnea were readjudicated based on new evidence, while the claim for back disability was not supported by new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, while remanding the claims for right foot and right knee conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board dismissed all service connection claims and the appeal for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis due to the Veteran's failure to timely submit a new Notice of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and a right knee disorder as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and no competent medical evidence linking them to military service.

The Board remands the Veteran's service connection claim for a left knee disability to correct a duty to assist error, specifically addressing whether the condition existed prior to service and was aggravated by his service-connected right hip disability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding the functional impairment caused by the Veteran's conditions.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, thoracolumbar spine disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right wrist disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating for his left knee degenerative joint disease, and the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board granted an effective date of March 29, 2022, for the grant of service connection for residuals of a left knee meniscal tear with patellar instability and patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right hip, left hip, and back disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for total left knee replacement and moderate osteoarthritis of the right knee, to include as secondary to a service-connected condition. The Board also denied effective dates prior to September 22, 2022, for certain disability ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee disability based on limitation of motion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings, and the Board dismissed all issues.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition, finding that the Veteran's present left knee condition is related to his active service. The claim for service connection for a right knee condition was remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The other claims are remanded for further development.