The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain, and service connection for left elbow and right elbow conditions due to a pre-decision duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct a pre-decision duty to assist error as the Veteran's most recent VA examination was in September 2021 and he has reported increased severity of his left knee disability, and there are complaints of bilateral elbow pain without a diagnosed condition that may result in functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, left elbow condition, right elbow condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019812
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