Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and back disabilities due to a need for VA examinations to determine their nature and etiology, particularly in relation to the Veteran's service-connected ingrown toenail disability.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as there has been no VA examination conducted to determine the relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service, specifically regarding his service-connected ingrown toenails.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic disability of the left knee, postoperative replacement, chronic disability of the right knee, chronic disability of the lower back, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085128
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