Knee — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for right foot residuals of hallux valgus, status post-surgery and a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder from December 7, 2022. Service connection was denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased initial ratings and service connection, effective November 18, 2019.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome as further development is required.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for bilateral ankle, knee, hip, headache, and lower back conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including plantar fasciitis of both feet, a low back disability, a left ankle disability, meniscus tears in both knees, and hip disabilities, as additional development is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as an earlier effective date for tinnitus.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right knee disorder, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or current disability related to the claimed conditions.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of May 19, 2015 for the grant of service connection for right knee strain. The claim for a higher initial rating and TDIU was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of bilateral knee conditions and limitation of knee flexion to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted some reductions in rating that were improperly made.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for right knee and right ankle disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The Board granted an increased 30 percent rating for both the RIGHT and LEFT knee conditions based on limitation of FLEXION, but denied any increase in rating or earlier effective date for limitation of EXTENSION.

The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for a right and left knee disability, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the current disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for entitlement to service connection for a back disability and a left knee disability due to deficiencies in the VA examiner's opinions.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for headaches, service connection for adjustment disorder, and service connection for left knee pain due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis on the right and left foot, left and right ankle strain, left and right knee osteoarthritis, and left and right hip strain, all secondary to service-connected back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities with weight gain/obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board granted service connection for rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, right knee strain, right ankle strain, and sinusitis. The appeal was denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic lumbar spine sprain associated with degenerative arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board granted an effective date of April 7, 2023 for service connection for maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and left knee patella chondromalacia.

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