Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for left knee and back disabilities due to an inadequate medical examination.
The deciding factor: A remand is required to obtain retrospective medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and back disability without the ameliorative effects of his use of pain medication and muscle relaxants.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Strain with Patellar Enthesophyte, Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020156
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