Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The January 2025 VA examinations were found to be inadequate, as they did not properly evaluate the severity of the Veteran's conditions without considering the ameliorative effects of his medications (for the knee) and because the test results for the hearing loss were invalid due to inconsistencies.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, Left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107039
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