The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about the appropriate disability rating. The case is being returned to the RO for further development as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- medial/lateral meniscus tear, anterior cruciate ligament tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0839999
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his left knee disability, finding that a current disability is related to an in-service injury and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and explaining the etiology of her additional right knee injury.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for left knee degenerative arthritis, meniscal tear, and anterior cruciate ligament tear. Other claims were denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right knee conditions, stating that the evidence does not show a causal relationship to in-service events or herbicide agent exposure.
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