Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a neurological disability of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity, and a right knee disability, to include arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for left knee and right knee conditions, as well as sleep apnea. The appeal was denied for PTSD with major depressive disorder, TBI, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, deviated septum, and a left cheek scar.

The Board revised the effective date of severance of service connection for left knee meniscus tear with dislocation to January 1, 2025, and denied the appeal as proper.

The Board granted increased compensable evaluations for the Veteran's status post left ankle sprain, status post right ankle sprain, and medial epicondylitis of the left elbow. The claim for service connection for a left knee disability was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, finding no persuasive evidence that the criteria for increased evaluations were met prior to the respective claim or examination dates.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right knee instability but granted a rating of 20 percent for right knee instability.

The Board is remanding the claims for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied an initial increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the left knee disability and a compensable rating for the left knee scars based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board remands the claims for higher ratings for back, neck, and left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the current disability and active duty.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, finding no evidence of aggravation during service.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a migraine headache disability was denied as a matter of law, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied increased ratings for chronic left knee strain and incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve in both lower extremities, but granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the left lower extremity prior to October 19, 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded issues related to service connection for knee and lumbar spine disorders.

The Board denied the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected fracture right knee, tibial plateau and anterior fibula, with painful motion with degenerative arthritis prior to May 3, 2025.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded claims for asthma, back pain, left knee instability, left leg shin splints, right knee instability, and right leg shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee disorders, a higher evaluation for PTSD, earlier effective dates for hypertension and back disability, dismissed an appeal for an earlier effective date for residual gunshot wound scars, and remanded several other issues.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes, bilateral hearing loss, a right knee scar, chronic fatigue syndrome, an upper respiratory disability, a left leg neurological disability, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee meniscal tear.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo/Meniere's disease and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral flatfeet, and a bilateral knee disorder for readjudication with new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and various increased rating claims while granting a 30% disability evaluation for IBS with constipation, an effective date of November 12, 2021, for the award of a 20% rating for right shoulder instability, and a 10% rating for painful motion of the right knee.