Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The previous examinations were found inadequate as they did not provide an estimate range of motion during flareups and failed to comply with Sharp v. Shulkin, 29 Vet. App. 26 (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis; status post meniscal repair surgery and replacement; history of right lower extremity tibial periosteal reaction, left knee osteoarthritis; status post knee joint replacement, history of left lower extremity tibial periosteal reaction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085215
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