Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, not including PTSD, but denied service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a right knee disability, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right knee and right shoulder disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, neck, right shoulder, left upper extremity radiculopathy, left and right knee disabilities, and left testicular torsion due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and an initial rating of 10 percent for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee and lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder but denied service connection for right and left wrist disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a compensable evaluation for his service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional development and medical examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of current disability or functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded several other issues, including increased ratings and service connections.

The Veteran's right knee disability was granted a 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion, while the claims for higher ratings for limitation of extension and chronic sinusitis were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle degenerative arthritis, status post Achilles tendon repair and remanded claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease as secondary to the Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease, but denied an increased disability rating for the service-connected sinusitis.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, left and right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of flexion, and left ear hearing loss. However, it granted separate 10 percent ratings for left and right knee instability.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depression disorder and right knee strain. The claims were not supported by sufficient evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection based on the current disability picture.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine pain, left shoulder disorder, left elbow disorder, left ankle pain, and left knee pain due to outstanding private treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for chronic left knee strain, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service injury.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for right knee osteoarthritis status post total knee replacement, restored a 20 percent disability rating for mechanical back pain, and denied compensable ratings for the right and left knee surgical scars.

The Board granted an effective date of July 11, 2018, for the grant of a 20 percent disability rating for lumbar spine disability and noncompensable ratings for right and left knee limitation of extension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition to correct duty-to-assist errors by obtaining VA examinations.