BVA Decisions on Knee

165 real veterans-appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving knee — Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decisions, each labeled with its court. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.

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• CAVCCase 24-4659 — Reversed / Remanded / Vacated 2025-08-29
  On May 10,2024,the Board denied disability ratings for MDD with anxious distress in excess of 10%for the period from August 10,2015,to November 14,2018; in excess of 50%for the per...
• CAVCCase 90-1360 — Unknown 1993-03-01
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 24-1022 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2025-06-30
  The 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 ...
• CAVCCase 24-2408 — Vacated / Remanded 2025-04-30
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 94-503 — Affirmed 1997-11-05
  The appellant, 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 determ...
• CAVCCase 19-5724 — Vacated / Remanded 2019-04-26
  She 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...
• CAVCCase 22-3013 — Vacated / Remanded 2022-03-01
  As 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[-]...
• CAVCCase 24-7325 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2025-12-11
  The 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 ...
• CAVCCase 23-5486 — Denied / Remanded 2025-03-31
  In April 2021,the Board remanded the case for an additional medical opinion, noting that the October 2020 medical opinion did not address the questions posed in the Board's remand ...
• CAVCCase 11-0325 — Affirmed 2011-01-03
  The appellant 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 wai...
• CAVCCase 14-1297 — Affirmed 2014-04-04
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 23-3225 — Affirmed 2013-02-20
  In February 2020,the Board determined that based on the evidence of record,an effective date earlier than November 1,2016, is not warranted....
• CAVCCase 23-2829 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2024-09-30
  However,after weighing the evidence,the Board found the veteran's contemporaneous statements at separation from service,which denied headaches and muscle pain,to be more credible t...
• CAVCCase 15-3657 — Remanded / Vacated / Reversed / Affirmed 2015-05-28
  Finally,the Board denied effective dates earlier than March 5,2009,for the grants of service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus....
• CAVCCase 21-3714 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2021-04-12
  In 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 ...
• CAVCCase 07-0882 — Vacated / Remanded 2006-11-28
  , 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...
• CAVCCase 23-6519 — Granted 2025-01-17
  In an April 2003 rating decision,the RO found no new and material evidence to reopen a claim for a right knee condition....
• CAVCCase 23-4685 — Unknown 2023-06-13
  The appellant's hearing loss was less likely than not related to his military service....
• CAVCCase 23-4041 — Vacated / Remanded 2025-01-28
  In 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 ...
• CAVCCase 12-885 — Vacated / Remanded 2011-11-22
  In doing so,the Board found that the appellant's military occupational specialty and personnel records ....
• CAVCCase 06-1464 — Vacated / Remanded 2006-02-01
  The appellant 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) deni...
• CAVCCase 19-7428 — Remanded / Vacated 2019-08-05
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 23-5851 — Remanded / Vacated 2024-11-27
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 09-0929 — Affirmed 2008-11-20
  The appellant's symptomatology relating to plantar fasciitis was not related to cold exposure in service,but that his sensitivity with associated parathesias and numbness is second...
• CAVCCase 94-0927 — Affirmed / Reversed 1992-02-21
  As 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....
• CAVCCase 14-1556 — Vacated / Remanded 2014-04-18
  3 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...
• CAVCCase 22-4895 — Vacated / Remanded 2022-07-11
  A 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....
• CAVCCase 18-4571 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 1992-08-24
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 23-527 — Vacated / Remanded 2024-07-31
  A 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....
• CAVCCase 18-5936 — Remanded / Vacated 2018-07-02
  l the negative clinical opinions of record that found that appellant's right shoulder disability is not service connected....
• CAVCCase 11-0243 — Vacated / Affirmed / Remanded 2010-09-28
  HOLDAWAY, 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...
• CAVCCase 90-0818 — Unknown 1995-04-12
  In 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 ...
• CAVCCase 24-0597 — Reversed 2025-04-29
  In 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...
• CAVCCase 94-1080 — Affirmed / Vacated 1996-11-26
  Subsequently, the RO and then the Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury....
• CAVCCase 18-4445 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2018-04-20
  First,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...
• CAVCCase 21-3379 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2021-03-17
  Following the examination,VA sought an additional medical opinion,explaining that the prior examiner also noted a diagnosis of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH),a condition that i...
• CAVCCase 20-3955 — Vacated / Remanded 2020-02-13
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 21-3087 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2021-01-19
  The matter 3 returned to the Board in April 2009,and the Board denied the appellant's claim for benefits for a low back disability....
• CAVCCase 20-1421 — Affirmed 2019-10-30
  After 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....
• CAVCCase 22-411 — Vacated / Remanded 2021-09-26
  The appellant , through counsel,appeals a September 26,2021,Board of Veterans'Appeals (Board)decision in which the Board denied service connection for (1)a lumbar spine disability;...
• CAVCCase 12-1043 — Affirmed 2012-01-09
  Finally,the Board found that the appellant's bilateral knee and left ankle conditions were not etiologically related to his active duty military service....
• CAVCCase 04-0584 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed / Reversed 2009-10-02
  In 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....
• CAVCCase 19-5987 — Affirmed 2019-05-13
  The appellant ,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 previousl...
• CAVCCase 15-2247 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2015-05-14
  The appellant ,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 aft...
• CAVCCase 21-0697 — Vacated / Remanded 2020-10-06
  In 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...
• CAVCCase 12-0393 — Vacated / Remanded 2011-10-14
  In December 1981,the Board denied the appellant entitlement to disability benefits for a left knee disability....
• CAVCCase 22-491 — Unknown 2021-09-28
  3 Because the Board failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons or bases supporting its findings denying service connection for both a psychiatric disability and OSA, and be...
• CAVCCase 23-3920 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2024-09-24
  The RO and the Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the back claim....
• CAVCCase 12-3649 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2011-06-09
  As 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...
• CAVCCase 14-0328 — Affirmed 2013-11-19
  The appellant ,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 ne...
• CAVCCase 23-2108 — Vacated / Remanded 2023-02-24
  The 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....
• CAVCCase 09-3727 — Affirmed 2009-06-10
  Lay 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...
• CAVCCase 14-0635 — Affirmed 2014-01-02
  He contends that VA failed to satisfy its duty to assist him by gathering relevant documents and providing an adequate medical nexus opinion....
• CAVCCase 20-3257 — Unknown 2020-02-06
  LAURER, Judge : United States Army veteran appeals,through counsel,a February 6,2020,Board of Veterans�Appeals (Board)decision determining that there was no new and material eviden...
• CAVCCase 12-2187 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2012-03-21
  The appellant's current hearing loss was less likely as not related to or caused by in-service noise exposure....
• CAVCCase 14-0783 — Affirmed 2013-11-15
  The 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....
• CAVCCase 23-0107 — Unknown 2022-11-21
  And 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...
• CAVCCase 21-3036 — Vacated / Remanded 2021-02-02
  On 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...
• CAVCCase 19-8155 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2019-08-13
  In his informal brief, the appellant does not challenge the Board's denial of an earlier effective date for the award of benefits of bilateral instability of the knees,or the Board...
• CAVCCase 23-6889 — Vacated / Remanded 2024-12-30
  The Board noted that the 2011 claim was for shin splints....
• CAVCCase 20-0205 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2019-10-22
  In October 2017,the Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased disability rating for headaches....
• CAVCCase 23-5933 — Vacated / Remanded 2025-05-30
  In July 2019, the Board denied service connection for a right hip condition and degenerative arthritis of the right knee....
• CAVCCase 24-0638 — Vacated / Remanded 2025-03-24
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 91-1288 — Unknown 1945-12-10
  KRAMER, Judge: the appellant appeals the April 15, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that new and material evidence had not been subm...
• CAVCCase 09-3181 — Vacated / Affirmed 2009-04-30
  Because the Board failed to ensure compliance with its September 2007 remand order regarding the appellant....
• CAVCCase 93-644 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 1995-04-14
  In 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"....
• CAVCCase 15-4758 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed 2015-08-24
  The Board also granted the appellant's claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral tinnitus and assigned a disability rating of 10%and reopened and remanded his claim...
• CAVCCase 17-0035 — Vacated / Remanded 2016-11-25
  The 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 ....
• CAVCCase 18-6734 — Affirmed 2018-11-01
  In the decision here on appeal the Board denied service connection for each of the claimed conditions....
• CAVCCase 21-0372 — Vacated / Remanded 2020-10-07
  Also,in denying a higher rating for coronary artery disease,the Board noted that the appellant's reporting of his symptoms is credible....
• CAVCCase 10-2739 — Vacated / Remanded 2010-04-20
  The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the appellant's claim....
• CAVCCase 22-6516 — Unknown 2022-09-01
  In 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...
• CAVCCase 11-2889 — Affirmed 2011-08-05
  Specifically,the Board denied (1)the PTSD claim because there was no evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD (R....
• CAVCCase 15-3362 — Affirmed 2015-08-24
  The appellant ,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...
• CAVCCase 21-4066 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2021-05-22
  In the May 2021 decision here on appeal, the Board denied the appellant....
• CAVCCase 23-5480 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded 2024-12-30
  The 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...
• CAVCCase 16-2334 — Vacated / Remanded 2016-04-12
  The appellant expressly asked VA why it did not consider her right hip labral tear a disability separate from her right hip bursitis....
• CAVCCase 21-1135 — Reversed 2021-01-07
  The 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....
• CAVCCase 22-7103 — Unknown 2022-09-20
  The VA treatment provider who evaluated him submitted nexus letters dated in March 2016....
• CAVCCase 17-0010 — Vacated / Remanded 2016-09-07
  The 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...