Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial increased rating and a compensable rating for left knee conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination is inadequate as it does not comply with Correia v. McDonald standards, specifically regarding range of motion testing under passive motion, weight-bearing, and non-weight-bearing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial compartment degenerative joint disease with osteoarthritis and limitation of extension, status post meniscal tear, status post left knee meniscus tear with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019560
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