Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased staged ratings for left knee, limitation of extension, limitation of flexion, and instability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the VA examiners were found to be inadequate as they did not address the required retrospective opinions regarding functional loss during flare-ups and with repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee, limitation of extension, left knee, limitation of flexion, left knee, instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002614
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