Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for the right knee condition with patellofemoral disorder and shin splints due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 VA examination was found inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's lay reports of functional loss after repeated use, flareups, instability, popping and cracking, and the ameliorative effects of his medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition with patellofemoral disorder and shin splints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105834
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