Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for further evidentiary development, including the scheduling of an in-person examination or a retrospective estimate from an examiner based on a review of the records.
The deciding factor: Further evidentiary development is necessary to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions due to the Veteran's refusal to appear for examinations and the lack of a retrospective estimate.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), right knee degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014436
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