Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent rating of left knee instability. The Veteran's private treatment records need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not assist the Veteran in obtaining identified private treatment records, which is necessary for determining the correct rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability with tear lateral collateral ligament with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007776
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