Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including an adequate VA examination addressing the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and their impact on occupational functioning.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 and July 2024 VA examinations were found to be inadequate due to issues with considering flare-ups, medication effects, and instability. The Board finds that remand is necessary for a new examination addressing these deficiencies.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right knee meniscus repair with degenerative joint disease (DJD), manifested by limitation of extension, status post left knee meniscus repair with DJD, manifested by limitation of extension, right knee limited flexion, left knee limited flexion, right knee instability, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013167
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