Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the increased rating claims for bilateral knee meniscal tear and chondromalacia due to an incomplete August 2023 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examination was found incomplete as it did not address the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions without the ameliorative effects of medication, which is required for a proper evaluation under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear and chondromalacia, right knee meniscal tear and chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110210
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