Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on continuous symptoms since service.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, including patellofemoral pain syndrome and arthritis, based on the Veteran's lay reports of ongoing symptoms after service.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal to accept the July 25, 2017 Notice of Disagreement as timely for the July 5, 2016 rating decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left knee patellofemoral syndrome.

The Board granted the Veteran's appeal as the higher-level review (HLR) request received in July 2021 was timely.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and ankle conditions, as well as a bilateral shoulder condition, due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for joint pain and frost nip of the left hand, right hand, left foot, right foot, left shoulder, right shoulder, and left knee. The claim for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied, as well as the claims for a respiratory condition and sleep apnea.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple disabilities, including a left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, neck disability, and left shoulder disability, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied service connection for diverticulosis. The claim for a compensable rating for malaria was also denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Barrett's esophagus, left shoulder rotator cuff tear and pain, and right knee strain due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee strain and left shoulder impingement syndrome as further medical evidence is needed to establish a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee osteoarthritis, finding that the evidence supports a current disability, an in-service injury, and continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a right knee disability. The left knee disability claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating higher than 10 percent for a right ankle disability and service connection for a right knee disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities to obtain a complete medical opinion on their etiology, as well as relevant records associated with state unemployment benefits or Social Security Administration benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and a low back disability, finding no evidence of an in-service event or association with service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including those related to his service-connected conditions.