Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected right knee condition, and service connection for back, left shoulder, left knee conditions, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found to be inadequate as they did not comply with the requirements set forth by Correia v. McDonald and failed to address certain aspects of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, left shoulder condition, left knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014440
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