Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not address the medical literature submitted by the Veteran, making their opinions inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee torn meniscus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085404
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