The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address the Correia and Sharp standards, as the previous examination did not meet the required criteria.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error was identified due to an inadequate VA examination that failed to include the necessary range of motion testing on active and passive motion and in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee residuals of chondromalacia (also rated as left knee osteoarthritis), left knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095095
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 793 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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