The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his left and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the Court's July 2016 decision in Correia v. McDonald, which mandates range of motion testing for joint disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee laxity, right knee laxity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1639695
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a higher rating for right knee laxity was dismissed because it was improperly filed in the wrong system.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a higher rating for right knee laxity was sent back to the VA for more information. The Board needs new medical exams and opinions on the severity of the condition since 2001.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
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