Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for left knee scars, status-post total arthroplasty and residual scars status-post meniscectomy due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee scars, status-post total arthroplasty, necessitating a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee scars, status-post total arthroplasty, residual scars, status-post meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093885
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