Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, scar s/p right knee surgery, and right leg neuropathy to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The AOJ erred in failing to obtain an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities had onset in service, as required by Barr v. Nicholson, 21 Vet. App. 303 (2007).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear with osteoarthritis, right knee meniscal tear with osteoarthritis, scar, status post right knee surgery (claimed as scars on right leg), right leg neuropathy (claimed as numbness)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020383
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