Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities to obtain a retrospective opinion that addresses the severity of these conditions consistent with the Court's holding in Ingram.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to the need to discount the beneficial effects of medication when rating musculoskeletal disabilities, as per the Court's decision in Ingram v. Collins.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthroplasty (residuals of total knee replacement), left knee arthroplasty (residuals of total knee replacement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095471
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