Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a left knee disability and right hand disability to ensure that VA examinations are conducted, as well as readjudication.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred in both cases due to the lack of VA examination and medical opinion addressing the nexus between the claimed disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, right hand disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097978
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