Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent and a compensable rating for the service-connected right knee conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to insufficient information about flare-ups and functional loss during examination, as well as unclear consideration of medication effects on symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis diagnosis with right knee meniscal tear, status-post arthroscopic meniscus repair, right knee degenerative arthritis diagnosis with right knee meniscal tear (extension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105431
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