Knee decisions — 2025

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the right ankle and service connection for right ear hearing loss and pulmonary lung disability. All other issues were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee chondromalacia due to procedural issues. The Veteran will need to file a Supplemental Claim if they want VA to consider any new evidence.

The veteran's service connection claims for left and right shoulder disorders, as well as left and right knee disorders, were granted.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's service and current disabilities.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for ankylosing spondylitis and other disabilities due to inadequate medical examinations. The Veteran will receive new examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability was readjudicated due to new evidence. Other claims, including those for left elbow, hand, shoulder, thigh, ankle, right elbow disabilities, cataracts, hypertension, diabetes, GERD, and chronic kidney disease were denied. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right knee disability to correct errors in obtaining medical opinions and records.

The veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted as of January 8, 2020.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of back, neck, left knee, right knee, and right ulnar nerve disabilities due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist.

The veteran's claim for lumbosacral strain is being reopened due to new evidence. The claim for right upper extremity radiculopathy was granted and dismissed from appeal. Other claims, including those for a right shoulder condition, back condition, left knee condition, and left upper chest scar, are being remanded for further review.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection of bilateral knee disability, stomach condition, pulmonary condition, hypertension, and sinus condition due to lack of a valid underlying decision.

The veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, left hand condition, right hand condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and right wrist condition were denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher rating of COPD and service connection for dizziness, left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain due to inadequate examinations and missing records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to obesity, which is linked to their service-connected depression, left knee condition, and bilateral foot condition, has been granted.

Service connection for the veteran's low back, left knee, and left foot disabilities was granted. The issues of right and left lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing (SAH) and special home adaptation grant (SHA) was denied because his service-connected conditions do not meet the required criteria.

The veteran was granted service connection for erectile dysfunction but denied for left elbow disability. The rating for neck disability and PTSD were not increased, and several other conditions were remanded for further review.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of several conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The veteran's claim for right lower extremity radiculopathy was granted as secondary to a service-connected thoracic sprain. Other claims were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and migraine was denied. The veteran was granted a 10% rating for lipoma but denied for right ear hearing loss, residuals of head injury, and heat exhaustion. Service connection for IBS was granted. Other issues were remanded.