Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new etiology opinion to determine if the Veteran's knee arthritis is related to service or secondary to her service-connected lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were found inadequate due to lack of rationale and consideration of lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092838
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