Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for initial ratings in excess of 10 percent or 20 percent for various musculoskeletal conditions to correct a pre-decisional error and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examinations that do not comply with Court holdings on range of motion testing, flare-ups, and the effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, lumbosacral strain with dorsalgia (also claimed as lower back sprain), left knee strain status post left knee arthroscopy, left ankle sprain (also claimed as left ankle joint sprain, pain effusion left ankle, and pain left lower extremity), right trapezius muscle strain, left trapezius muscle strain, left hip strain (adduction), left hip strain (also claimed as pain, left hip joint), left hip strain (extension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092128
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