The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and a higher rating for her right knee disability, while remanding claims for lower back and left knee disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an in-service injury or event relating to the right ankle, and there was no significant limitation of motion in the right knee that would warrant a higher rating. The Board found that remand was necessary for further development of the lower back and left knee claims due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, right knee mild degenerative change with quadriceps enthesophyte, lower back disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098138
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