Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and explaining the etiology of her additional right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain an addendum opinion that addressed the Veteran's lay statements regarding instability and difficulty climbing/descending stairs, as well as the cause of her 2022 right knee injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee lateral meniscal tear, anterior cruciate ligament tear, mineralized intraarticular loose bodies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108813
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