Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new addendum opinion to consider the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's right knee and left shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board must discount beneficial medication effects when assigning an evaluation as per recent caselaw, specifically Ingram v. Collins.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability (limitation of extension), right knee disability (limitation of flexion), left shoulder derangement or impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25003633
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