Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a compensable rating for left knee surgical scars. The Veteran's private medical records need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The VA did not secure all relevant private treatment records, constituting a duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001412
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