Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip strain, left hip strain, and left knee strain to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examinations were found inadequate as they did not address all aspects of the Veteran's claims and failed to consider relevant evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, left hip strain, left knee strain, to include as secondary to service-connected right knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089703
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