Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right and left knee disabilities. The decision was based on the need for a more thorough medical examination to determine if the conditions pre-existed military service and were not aggravated by it.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report did not provide an adequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disability pre-existed service and, if so, whether such was clearly and unmistakably not aggravated beyond its natural progression by service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005893
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