Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee degenerative joint disease to obtain a medical opinion that addresses the effects of medication on the severity of the disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct an error in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty, specifically to determine the severity of the Veteran's right knee and left knee disabilities while discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103344
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