Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the impact of over-the-counter pain relief medication on the evaluation of the Veteran's bilateral knee symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111138
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