Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need for verification of the Veteran's complete periods of reserve service.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA medical opinions are found to be inadequate, and there is a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the verification of the Veteran's service during his Air Force National Guard period.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097459
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