The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding additional limitation of motion and instability during flare-ups. The Veteran will be provided a new examination to address these issues.
The deciding factor: Clarification was needed on the extent of additional limitation of motion due to pain, weakness, incoordination, and flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with narrowing of the medial compartment consistent with post-surgical meniscectomy, patellar chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease, residual scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1416506
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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.
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