The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral hip disabilities to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The deciding factor: The private and VA opinions were found inadequate due to lack of rationale or evidence review, and the AOJ's failure to provide adequate examinations was noted as a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

Claimed conditions

Degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Right knee disability, Left knee disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095593

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