Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of the veteran's right knee condition, which is claimed to be secondary to her service-connected left knee and low back disabilities. The Board found that the medical examinations conducted were inadequate and did not comply with the legal standards set by recent court decisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found the June 2022 VA examiner's opinion to be inadequate and inconsistent with the holding in Spicer, leading to a remand for an addendum opinion addressing the articles raised by the Veteran's private provider.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition, left knee status post arthroscopic surgery and patellar tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006325
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