Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and additional VA examinations to address the effects of medication on symptoms and ensure thorough evaluation.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the effects of medication on symptom severity, as well as updated examination results given the passage of time since previous evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee strain, Right knee strain, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25014048
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