Remanded (sent back)
The Board vacated its November 30, 2023 decision and remanded several claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The RO granted a 100 percent rating for the Veteran's psychiatric/TBI disorder from March 29, 2012, rendering moot the increased rating issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), status post patellar tendon rupture and patellar fracture, right ankle DJD, status post fracture, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD) with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25003659
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