Knee decisions — 2025

The Board remands the matter for further development to clarify the Veteran's employment status during the appeal period and determine if a TDIU is warranted.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition and a lumbar spine condition, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 10, 2023, for service connection for a left knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for right leg above the knee amputation as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for left eyelid myokymia, denied service connection for right knee strain and allergic rhinitis, and remanded the issue of service connection for acid reflux.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for traumatic brain injury, stress fracture of the right foot, bilateral flat feet, and bilateral hearing loss due to untimely Notices of Disagreement. The claim for a right knee disability was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective dates for service-connected lumbosacral strain, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with limitation of extension, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with limitation of extension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, finding no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and his military service.

The Board denied an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities due to a lack of complete Reserve Service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disorders due to the lack of a current disability. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right elbow, and right shoulder were remanded for further development.

The Board granted separate 10 percent ratings for recurrent instability of the right and left knees, but remanded other claims related to lower extremity radiculopathy and knee strains with instability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee strain with instability, and right knee strain to obtain additional evidence and a VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the evidence shows the Veteran's current right knee condition had its onset during active service and has continued since.

The Board denied increased ratings for psychiatric disabilities, liver disability, and painful scars of the anterior trunk but granted service connection for tinnitus, urinary incontinence, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current disability. The claims for left knee condition, back pain, migraines, right knee condition, GERD, and low testosterone were remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including erectile dysfunction, PTSD, depression, frequent urination, intermetatarsal neuroma right foot, left knee condition, right knee condition, low back strain, shoulder strain, and tinnitus, due to a failure to provide necessary examinations.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's right knee scars and remanded the claim for an increased rating of the service-connected right knee osteoarthritis due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal of the claim for service connection for keratoderma is dismissed as moot. Service connection was granted for several conditions, and effective dates were assigned.

The Board denied a rating greater than 30 percent for keratoconjunctivitis sicca, not specified as Sjogren's, bilateral, blepharochalasis, bilateral (claimed as bilateral eye pain), and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. However, the Board granted service connection for a right knee disorder and a low back disorder.