Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for right knee limitation of extension and degenerative joint disease to obtain a medical opinion that discounts the beneficial effects of medication.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary because the February 2024 VA examination does not address the severity of the Veteran's symptoms in the absence of medication, which must be considered according to recent court decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee limitation of extension, right knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096396
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