Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of ratings for right and left knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, as well as initial ratings for right and left ankle strain residuals, to ensure a complete record is available.
The deciding factor: Further VA examinations are necessary due to deficiencies in the current examination reports regarding knee and ankle range of motion and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, left knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, right ankle strain residuals, left ankle strain residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25014283
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