Knee decisions — 2025

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral knee disabilities, alopecia areata, and neurogenic bladder.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and remanded increased ratings for right and left knee osteoarthritis, painful flexion.

The Board denied increased ratings for ischemic heart disease and right knee replacement with residuals, and remanded claims for service connection for neuropathy of the hands, feet, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 9, 2023, for the grant of service connection for left knee strain and right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.

The appeal was denied for higher ratings and remanded for service connection of various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and knee conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability and left knee disability for further development, including providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing before the AOJ and obtaining a new medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome to correct a duty to assist error, as the previous VA examinations were found inadequate.

The Board remands the service connection claims for coronary heart disease, diabetes, and knee degenerative disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining SSA records relevant to the Veteran's claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating to afford the Veteran an opportunity to attend examinations.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, low back disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder disability, respiratory disability, sleep apnea, and scars. Service connection was granted for irritable bowel syndrome, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and MDD), headache disability as secondary to PTSD/MDD, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD/MDD.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there was no persuasive evidence of a current disability.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, and bilateral knee conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities meeting VA standards.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for a bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and sinusitis, and remanded the claims for a left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss disability, and allergic rhinitis for further development.

The appeal for service connection for allergic conjunctivitis was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal had been granted in full.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right knee degenerative arthritis, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.