Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of a lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain new examinations that address the appellant's disabilities without the ameliorating effects of any medication.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and lumbar facet arthritis (lumbar spine disability), Left knee osteoarthritis and chondromalacia, Right knee osteoarthritis and Osgood-Schlatter disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092287
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