Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during flare-ups and employment history.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the examiners did not fully comply with the Board's previous instructions, necessitating a new opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia, lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25014341
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