Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded because the VA examiner did not adequately address how PTSD might have caused or aggravated the veteran's knee condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 2023 VA examiner's opinion did not comply with prior Board remand directives as it did not properly reconcile his conclusion with the findings of a relevant article.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee degenerative joint disease, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001267
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