Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a right knee disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion, as there is a duty to assist error in failing to get an appropriate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The need for an addendum medical opinion arises due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically the inadequacy of the existing medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017045
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