Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent and an earlier effective date for service connection for left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred as the Veteran was not provided notice of his right to a hearing prior to the issuance of the September 2022 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101706
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