Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal to obtain a new VA medical opinion and secure complete VA treatment records, as the previous opinion was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address the Veteran's lay reports of left knee pain during basic training and failed to provide an answer regarding worsening in service of the underlying condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25001732
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