Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and lumbar spine conditions due to inadequate VA opinions.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided were found inadequate as they relied heavily on the absence of contemporaneous treatment records without addressing the Veteran's Reserve service or providing a complete rationale.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee condition, lumbar spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25015322
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