Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 medical opinion was inadequate, and the July 2023 examiner could not perform testing due to significant pain from the Veteran's stiff-person syndrome. The RO committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not requiring an adequate medical opinion prior to rendering its decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020916
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