The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee conditions to obtain new medical opinions as the previous VA examiners primarily relied on the absence of evidence, which is not a valid basis for determining no relationship exists between the current disabilities and military service.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for new medical opinions due to the reliance on the absence of evidence by the previous VA examiners, which is not an appropriate method for establishing a lack of a relationship between the Veteran's knee conditions and his military service.

Claimed conditions

right knee condition, left knee condition

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 10, 2025

Citation

A25012077

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