The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability is reopened. The Board finds that the evidence received since the January 2010 rating decision is new and material, thus reopening the claim. However, the issues regarding the rating for left knee disability and PTSD are still pending as they require further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims of service connection for her right knee disability (including as secondary to a service-connected left knee disability), and for increased ratings for her left knee disability and PTSD have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions and whether they are related to service or other disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112354
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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: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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