Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for status-post right knee ACL injury and right knee osteoarthritis as the VA exams are found to be inadequate.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA exams contain conflicting information regarding the Veteran's right knee, making them inadequate for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post right knee ACL injury, laxity, lateral meniscus tear; post-traumatic chondromalacia patella; status-post lateral release, debridement of ACL and debridement of medial meniscus tear (ACL injury), right knee osteoarthritis (also claimed as bone spur, degenerative arthritis, tendinosis, knee condition right, chronic knee pain, patellofemoral pain syndrome, knee sprain, bone marrow edema, tricompartmental osteoarthritis, joint effusion, Hoffa's fat pad syndrome, osteophytosis, medial/lateral tibiofemoral articulation with chondral heterogeneity, and bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018925
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