Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee tibial prominence and Osgood-Schlatter's disease, as well as any related left hip or gastrointestinal disabilities.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination was found inadequate due to its failure to address certain required criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee tibial prominence and Osgood-Schlatter's disease, left knee instability, left knee loss of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25003944
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