Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for bilateral knee disabilities due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and a need for addendum medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not fully comply with the requirements of the relevant case law, specifically regarding pain on weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing motion, and did not account for the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with tibial stress fracture, right knee strain with tibial stress fracture, limitation of flexion, right knee strain with tibial stress fracture, limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105948
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