Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claims for cervical strain and right and left knee disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and denied increased ratings for the right knee strain, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with sacroiliitis and IVDS. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for right knee instability.

The Board granted an evaluation of 20 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain, limited ability with flexion.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for pneumonia, a lung disability, an acquired psychiatric disability, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, deteriorating disc disease, left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities. The Board also denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right shoulder degenerative arthritis and rotator cuff tear.,The decision is based on the evidence of record, which does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to service or otherwise caused by a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no current disability and no evidence of a causal relationship to the Veteran's military service. The claims for back condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition were remanded.

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for the Veteran's left and right ankle injuries, chronic kidney disease, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that new and relevant evidence was not submitted to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left knee arthritis. The issue of entitlement to service connection for left knee osteochondroma was remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's left ear scar and remanded claims for service connection for back, right foot, right knee, and headache disorders.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied, and the claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left and right knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders, and a low back disorder. However, it granted service connection for tinnitus based on presumptive service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of several claims, with one issue remaining on appeal regarding lumbar spinal stenosis.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and service connection due to non-compliance with VA claims processing rules.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, granted a 20 percent rating for left knee instability, and remanded additional claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right, left knee, and lower back conditions to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating of the right knee due to a duty-to-assist error, as the February 2023 VA examination was inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain VistA Imaging records that may be pertinent to the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee and lumbar spine disabilities, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, due to insufficient evidence regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, right knee pain, right ankle sprain, and ear infection as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions. The lumbosacral strain claim was remanded for further development.