Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a new VA examination to assess the nature and severity of his right knee disability due to the Veteran being unable to attend scheduled examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had good cause for missing the scheduled examinations, as he was caring for a critically ill family member.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, characterized as status post lateral dislocation with arthroscopy and debridement with mild arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012915
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