Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased evaluations for bilateral knee disabilities and TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors, including an inadequate examination and failure to obtain private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision is based on duty-to-assist errors, specifically inadequate examinations and failure to obtain necessary evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patella chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25014247
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