Knee decisions — 2025

The Veteran's request for specially adapted housing or special home adaptations was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability that precludes locomotion without aid.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis and left knee strain from February 10, 2019, to September 15, 2022.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for left knee instability and patellofemoral syndrome was denied. The claim for service connection of right knee disability as secondary to the left knee disability was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left ankle, left hip, right ankle, right hip, and left knee disorders due to parachute jumps during service. The Board needs more medical opinions on the relationship between these conditions and the veteran's service.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for knee conditions were denied, but the claim for service connection for a back disability was remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), an initial compensable disability rating for tension headaches, and an initial compensable disability rating for sacral teratoma residual scars were denied. The claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, groin condition, and neck disability were remanded.

The veteran's right knee disability is service-connected due to his lumbar spine disability. The Board granted the claim.

The Board has decided to re-evaluate the veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip condition and bilateral knee conditions as secondary to service-connected left foot and ankle disabilities. The case is being sent back to the VA for further examination.

The Board remanded all issues to the AOJ for further development and opinions, including VA examinations.

The veteran was granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and allergic rhinitis. Other conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left knee disorders, finding no evidence linking them to military service.

The veteran's right knee disability is service-connected. The Board found that the veteran's current right knee disability is at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disability including anxiety, and a left knee disability due to lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The evidence did not show worsening of the condition during the appeal period.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disorder and right knee disorder. The case was sent back to the agency for further review.

The appeal is remanded to obtain missing service treatment records. The Board needs these records to decide the veteran's claim for service connection of his left leg and knee disabilities.

The Board remanded all issues to the Regional Office for further evaluation and examination.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's back condition, left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, Bipolar II disorder, and alcohol use disorder. It also denied entitlement to individual unemployability (TDIU). However, it remanded the issue of an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right knee disability because the Veteran has not had a VA examination to determine if the disability is related to service. The Board will consider new evidence submitted during an applicable evidentiary window.

The Board dismissed the appeals for an earlier effective date for left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, migraines, and both knees' patellofemoral pain syndromes due to improper concurrent elections. The appeals for an earlier effective date for left knee instability and right knee instability were denied.