Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left hip, left knee, right foot and low back disorders due to inadequate examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: The February 2023 examiner's opinions were found inadequate due to lack of rationale and failure to discuss aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left hip disorder, left knee disorder, right foot disorder, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089274
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