Knee decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis and a 20 percent rating for right sciatic radiculopathy, but denied higher ratings for left sciatic radiculopathy, chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), service connection for chronic sinusitis, pain of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for left knee osteoarthritis based on the evidence of record.

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including obtaining personnel records and a retirement credit summary to determine the Veteran's eligible active service periods.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the surgical scar and an increased rating for left knee patellar dislocation, but granted restoration of a 10 percent evaluation for the painful surgical scar as secondary to the service-connected disability.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for acquired psychiatric disorder and a 10 percent rating for right knee disability, effective December 18, 2019. The TDIU claim was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and extension of a temporary total rating, granting only a 20 percent rating for right knee degenerative joint disease status post-surgery from July 19, 2021, to September 12, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability and a right-side lower back disability, but denied an increased rating for the left foot hallux valgus. The evidence was in approximate balance that bilateral plantar fasciitis is secondary to the service-connected left foot hallux valgus.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed.

The veteran's appeal request was denied as it was not timely filed within one year of the rating decision, and no good cause was shown for the late filing.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of a right lower extremity nerve condition and tinnitus, granted readjudication of the claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a right knee disability.

The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately considers the Veteran's medical records, including a 2016 motor vehicle accident.

The Board denied increased ratings for eczema (pseudofolliculitis) and low back sprain with intervertebral disc syndrome, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions. The issues related to the right side sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right side femoral nerve radiculopathy, right knee strain, and left knee condition were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral hip strains and right hip strain with painful flexion, but granted a rating of 10 percent from September 16, 2015, to March 1, 2019, and 60 percent from March 1, 2019, to present, for her left knee status post total knee replacement.

The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, a higher rating for rhinitis, and an initial compensable rating for asthma.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left knee disability following a total knee replacement in October 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disorders to afford the Veteran appropriate examinations.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.

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

The Board remands the claims for a left knee disability and right hand disability to ensure that VA examinations are conducted, as well as readjudication.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbar spine, right and left knee disabilities but granted reinstatement of a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus effective July 1, 2024.