Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development and a new VA examination to address the severity of the Veteran's right knee disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: The examination reports are inadequate as they do not discuss the severity of the right knee disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication, which is required by the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee joint osteoarthritis, patellofemoral chondromalacia and synovitis with limited extension, status post right knee meniscectomy, right knee joint osteoarthritis, patellofemoral chondromalacia and synovitis with limited flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085229
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