Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings and earlier effective dates due to insufficient medical evidence and VA's duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions provided were inadequate, requiring further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia, right knee chondromalacia, bilateral loss of use of feet (formerly rated as chondromalacia both knees), Parkinson's disease, neuropathy, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25002980
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