Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure compliance with its prior directives and Court's instructions.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements or provide estimates of the nature and severity of his left knee disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability, limitation of extension, left knee injury with medial collateral ligament strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002512
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