Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The rationale is inadequate as it did not sufficiently address whether the post-service diagnosed knee disability was incurred in service, specifically whether it was caused or etiologically related to the knee complaints noted in the 2012-2014 service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086978
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