Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease, left knee, for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The December 2013 VA medical opinion is inadequate as it did not provide a well-reasoned medical rationale and failed to address whether the Veteran's knee condition began during service in light of his treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001730
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