BVA Decisions on Knee
146 real Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving knee. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.
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Case 90-1360 — Unknown March 1, 1993The appellant asserts that, although he did not submit evidence that was "new and material", under the precedents of this Court, so as to reopen his previously and finally denied c...
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Case 24-1022 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded June 30,2025The Board noted that neither the veteran nor his representative alleged any error with VA's duty to assist or a lack of substantial compliance with the September 2022 Board remand ...
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Case 24-2408 — Vacated / Remanded April 30,2025The Board subsequently remanded the claim to obtain a medical nexus opinion, directing the examiner to address the appellant's statements that his knee disability resulted from car...
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Case 94-503 — Affirmed November 5, 1997Savage, appeals a March 16, 1994, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied a claim of service connection for a right hip disability after determining t...
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Case 19-5724 — Vacated / Remanded March 16,2023She also argues in her initial brief that an August 1990 rating decision never addressed whether this evidence from 1989 and 1990 was new and material evidence within the meaning o...
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Case 22-3013 — Vacated / Remanded July 25,2023As for secondary service connection,the examiner found that [t]he two conditions are not medically related, [t]he claimed disorder is a separate entity entirely from the service[-]...
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Case 24-7325 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 11,2025The RO denied the claim as to the right shoulder because he had not submitted new and material evidence and as to the left shoulder because there was no evidence of nexus or of an ...
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Case 11-0325 — Affirmed February 14,2012Levario appears to argue that the Board's determinations that he was not entitled to VA benefits for a left knee disability,sling palsy,and trauma to the left side of the waist wer...
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Case 14-1297 — Affirmed March 30,2015The Board remanded the bilateral knee claim with instructions that VA obtain private treatment records and provide the appellant with a medical examination and opinion as to whethe...
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Case 23-3225 — Affirmed September 27,2024In February 2020,the Board determined that based on the evidence of record,an effective date earlier than November 1,2016, is not warranted....
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Case 21-3714 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 31,2023In his brief,the appellant argued that the Board erred in relying on a medical opinion premised on medical treatises,without addressing the probative value of the opinion in light ...
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Case 07-0882 — Vacated / Remanded June 15,2009, through counsel,appeals a November 28,2006,Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied his claim for entitlement to service connection for left and right...
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Case 23-6519 — Unknown January 17,2025In an April 2003 rating decision,the RO found no new and material evidence to reopen a claim for a right knee condition....
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Case 23-4685 — Unknown April 10,2024Alford's hearing loss was less likely than not related to his military service....
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Case 23-4041 — Vacated / Remanded January 28,2025In addition,the appellant maintains that the VA examiner failed to consider or comment on (1)[the appellant] not being permitted to stay overnight;(2)his lay statements that after ...
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Case 12-885 — Vacated / Remanded August 15,2013In doing so,the Board found that the appellant's military occupational specialty and personnel records ....
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Case 06-1464 — Vacated / Remanded June 30, 2008Croy had submitted new and material evidence sufficient to reopen a claim for service connection for a lower back disability; (2) denied that claim on the merits; (3) denied servic...
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Case 19-7428 — Remanded / Vacated April 1,2021The examiner noted that the appellant's headaches are not related to his TBI,but he did develop some personality changes following his in-service head injury,which he believes have...
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Case 23-5851 — Remanded / Vacated November 27,2024The accompanying medical opinions concluded that the veteran's left and right foot conditions were less likely than not related to service because there was [n]o chronic evaluation...
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Case 09-0929 — Affirmed December 12,2011Likins's symptomatology relating to plantar fasciitis was not related to cold exposure in service,but that his sensitivity with associated parathesias and numbness is secondary to ...
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Case 94-0927 — Affirmed / Reversed January 27, 1997As was the case in Ramey, the BVA decision here was issued prior to the Combee opinion, and the BVA failed to address the question of direct service connection....
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Case 14-1556 — Vacated / Remanded May 19,20153 In September 2009,the veteran underwent a VA spine examination,where a VA examiner opined that the veteran's current low back pain was less likely than not related to service,cit...
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Case 22-4895 — Vacated / Remanded September 29,2023A VA examiner in October 2013 concluded that the appellant's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood was less likely than not related to service....
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Case 18-4571 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 4,2019The Board also determined that new and material evidence had not been received and therefore declined to reopen previously denied claims for benefits for right ear hearing loss and...
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Case 23-527 — Vacated / Remanded July 31,2024A separate medical opinion completed by the same psychologist provided a negative nexus and stated that the [e]xaminer sees no evidence of [m]emory [l]oss....
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Case 18-5936 — Remanded / Vacated June 17,2020l the negative clinical opinions of record that found that appellant's right shoulder disability is not service connected....
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Case 11-0243 — Vacated / Affirmed / Remanded April 2,2012HOLDAWAY, Judge :The appellant appeals the September 28,2010,decision of the Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)that determined that new and material evidence had not been received t...
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Case 90-0818 — Unknown April 12, 1995In a July 1988 decision, the RO determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim because no medical records had shown a right-leg injury ...
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Case 24-0597 — Reversed April 29,2025In a July 2010 Statement of the Case (SOC),the AOJ again declined to reopen claims for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and back condition,finding no new and mater...
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Case 94-1080 — Affirmed / Vacated November 26, 1996Subsequently, the RO and then the Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury....
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Case 18-4445 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed December 30,2019First,we are asked to decide whether the Board failed to discuss medical evidence showing that PVD of the left lower extremity had first manifested in January 2006 warranting an ea...
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Case 20-3955 — Vacated / Remanded December 30,2021The Board denied entitlement to (1)a disability rating in excess of 10%for left knee meniscectomy under Diagnostic Code 5257; (2)a rating in excess of 10%for limitation of left kne...
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Case 21-3087 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed June 16,2022The matter 3 returned to the Board in April 2009,and the Board denied the appellant's claim for benefits for a low back disability....
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Case 20-1421 — Affirmed July 30,2021After reviewing the February 2018 examination,the Board denied the appellant service connection for his conditions based on a lack of nexus between the disabilities and service....
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Case 12-1043 — Affirmed September 25,2013Finally,the Board found that the appellant's bilateral knee and left ankle conditions were not etiologically related to his active duty military service....
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Case 04-0584 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed / Reversed October 2,2009In my opinion he is allergic to certain paints and vapo[r]and these occa[s]ional respiratory symptoms are not related to the exposure of fumes in Gulf War....
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Case 19-5987 — Affirmed October 5,2020Norton ,through counsel appeals a May 13, 2019,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision that found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen previously denie...
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Case 15-2247 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed July 22,2016Zanders ,appeals through counsel a May 14, 2015,decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)that,among other things, denied service connection for a back disability after fin...
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Case 21-0697 — Vacated / Remanded June 23,2022In the October 2020 decision on appeal,the Board denied an initial rating greater than 10% for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and denied service connection for a low back disabilit...
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Case 12-0393 — Vacated / Remanded June 25,2013In December 1981,the Board denied the appellant entitlement to disability benefits for a left knee disability....
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Case 23-3920 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded September 24,2024The RO and the Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the back claim....
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Case 12-3649 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded June 30,2014As an initial matter,the Board found that VA had satisfied its duty to assist because (1)VA had obtained the veteran's SMRs and there was no indication in the record that additiona...
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Case 14-0328 — Affirmed June 26,2015Yarasavych ,through counsel,appeals a November 19,2013,Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied his claim for disability compensation for peroneal nerve...
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Case 23-2108 — Vacated / Remanded April 23,2024The matter returned to the Board, but in August 2022,the Board determined that another remand was warranted for the RO to attempt to obtain outstanding treatment records....
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Case 09-3727 — Affirmed March 10,2011Lay Testimony The appellant argues that the Board failed to consider credible lay evidence with regard to his service-connection claims for left knee disability,depression,back pai...
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Case 14-0635 — Affirmed December 18,2014He contends that VA failed to satisfy its duty to assist him by gathering relevant documents and providing an adequate medical nexus opinion....
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Case 20-3257 — Unknown January 4,2022LAURER, Judge : United States Army veteran Almon Haynes appeals,through counsel,a February 6,2020,Board of Veterans�Appeals (Board)decision determining that there was no new and ma...
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Case 12-2187 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded October 23,2013Morgan's current hearing loss was less likely as not related to or caused by in-service noise exposure....
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Case 14-0783 — Affirmed April 23,2015The examiner's rationale concludes: Thus there is no nexus or medical evidence of chronic left knee pain that was continuous after the veteran left the service....
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Case 23-0107 — Unknown November 30,2023And the Board recognized that the veteran was competent to report his symptoms and to report,years after separation, when he was diagnosed with arthritis,but the Board found that t...
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Case 21-3036 — Vacated / Remanded December 15,2022On February 2,2021,the Board denied a rating in excess of 20%for the back disability, including a separate rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy prior to August 1...
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Case 23-6889 — Vacated / Remanded December 30,2024The Board noted that the 2011 claim was for shin splints....
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Case 20-0205 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed February 25,2021In October 2017,the Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased disability rating for headaches....
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Case 23-5933 — Vacated / Remanded May 30,2025In July 2019, the Board denied service connection for a right hip condition and degenerative arthritis of the right knee....
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Case 24-0638 — Vacated / Remanded March 24,2025The appellant argues that the Board erred by (1)failing to address favorable evidence and to lay a proper foundation for denying service connection for tinnitus;(2)failing to discu...
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Case 91-1288 — Unknown May 27, 1994KRAMER, Judge: Appellant, Gool Counts, appeals the April 15, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that new and material evidence had not...
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Case 93-644 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded April 14, 1995In February 1987, the RO confirmed its October 1986 denial of service connection for heart disease, finding that the evidence submitted was "not new and material"....
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Case 17-0035 — Vacated / Remanded March 30,2018The examiner diagnosed the appellant with GERD with a date of diagnosis of 1989,concluding that such disability is less likely than not related to a specific exposure event ....
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Case 21-0372 — Vacated / Remanded April 4,2022Also,in denying a higher rating for coronary artery disease,the Board noted that the appellant's reporting of his symptoms is credible....
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Case 10-2739 — Vacated / Remanded February 21,2012The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim....
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Case 22-6516 — Unknown November 22,2023In May 2021,the Board denied entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10%rating for the back condition prior to March 15,2019,and granted entitlement to initial ratings of...
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Case 15-3362 — Affirmed June 15,2016Perry ,appeals pro se an August 24,2015, Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision that found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his previously denied ...
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Case 21-4066 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded October 19, 2022In the May 2021 decision here on appeal, the Board denied Mr....
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Case 23-5480 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded December 30,2024The Board also found that new and material evidence had not been received and therefore declined to reopen a previously denied claim for disability compensation for an acquired psy...
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Case 16-2334 — Vacated / Remanded December 7,2017The appellant expressly asked VA why it did not consider her right hip labral tear a disability separate from her right hip bursitis....
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Case 21-1135 — Reversed July 25,2022The Board noted that the August 2019 examiner considered the [v]eteran's contentions that he injured his neck while in service and that he still had symptoms....
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Case 22-7103 — Unknown January 31,2024The VA treatment provider who evaluated him submitted nexus letters dated in March 2016....
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Case 17-0010 — Vacated / Remanded January 31,2018The examiner determined that the lumbar strain and left 2 knee strain were at least as likely as not related to service,but found that the degenerative disc disease of the lumbar s...
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Case 11-0235 — Vacated / Remanded June 28,2012SCHOELEN, Judge :The appellant, Richard Stehlik , appeals through counsel an October 5,2010,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied him entitlement to s...
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Case 16-3738 — Affirmed February 6,2018In July 2007, the appellant underwent another VA examination with the same examiner, who diagnosed the appellant with lumbosacral strain with minimal arthritis and reiterated his o...
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Case 21-0208 — Affirmed January 24,2022Regarding a nexus to service, the examiner acknowledged that the appellant had injured his right knee during service, but the examiner noted that the appellant subsequently denied ...
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Case 10-3047 — Vacated / Remanded April 10,2012The examiner concluded that the appellant's knee condition is not related to his service....
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Case 09-3437 — Remanded / Vacated May 19,2011Credibility Determination In his brief,the appellant makes several arguments with respect to his claim of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability....
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Case 19-7388 — Affirmed October 19, 2020In May 2009,the Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the appellant's current disabilities were bilateral patellofemoral syndrome and c...
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Case 11-782 — Vacated / Remanded March 28,2013The Secretary asserts that the Board's decision should be vacated and the matter remanded because the Board failed to provided an adequate statement of reasons or bases for its dec...
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Case 19-6325 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded April 30,2021The appellant argues that (1)VA failed to evaluate his conditions on an extraschedular basis;(2)VA failed to consider his headaches condition in relation to his 1999 application fo...
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Case 09-1567 — Reversed / Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed May 21,2013The Court concludes that the Board erred in referring, rather than remanding or adjudicating the dental claim....
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Case 09-1145 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 18,2009Service-Connection Claims Establishing service connection generally requires (1)medical evidence of a current disability;(2)medical or,in certain circumstances, lay evidence of inc...
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Case 20-5820 — Unknown October 29,2021PIETSCH, Judge :The appellant appeals the May 6,2020,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied the petitions to reopen the previously denied claims of ent...
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Case 13-1865 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded September 26,2014In the second decision on appeal (Decision 2),the Board denied Mr....