Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of left knee joint osteoarthritis is remanded. The Board needs a new examination opinion to determine if the veteran's left knee condition was aggravated by his right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations did not adequately address the potential aggravation of the left knee by the right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000977
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