Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and right knee disability to provide the Veteran with adequate VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities as they are not related to the Veteran's in-service injuries or conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and PTSD with alcohol use disorder, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted an increased rating of 50 percent from July 28, 2023. Other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbar strain but denied higher ratings and service connection for other conditions.

The Board found that new and relevant evidence had been submitted to warrant readjudication of the claim for service connection for a left knee disability, but ultimately denied the claim.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disability, a left shoulder disability, and a left knee disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for missing teeth and remanded the claims for temporomandibular disorder, left knee disability, and back disability due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints, a low back disability, and a left ankle disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for renal cancer due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, as the evidence was at least in equipoise.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed right elbow, left elbow, cervical spine, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as they were not shown to be etiologically related to his active-duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a lumbar spine disability, a cervical spine disability, and a left knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for limitation of flexion and a 10 percent rating for instability, but denied an increased rating for limitation of extension.

The Board remands the issues of ratings for right and left knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, as well as initial ratings for right and left ankle strain residuals, to ensure a complete record is available.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or that the current condition is related to military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and right knee disability due to deficiencies in the VA examination and character of discharge determination.