The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected left knee disability. The Veteran also needs to provide any outstanding Social Security Administration (SSA) records.
The deciding factor: The examination provided in September 2017 was inadequate and does not fully comply with the requirements set forth by Correia v. McDonald, which requires joint testing for pain on both active and passive motion, in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing, and range of motion measurements of the opposite undamaged joint.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee posttraumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1805729
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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
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