The Board has remanded several claims due to new evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case, including those for increased ratings and service connection.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that is relevant to the claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter’s syndrome, right knee injury with chondromalacia and degenerative changes, status post total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18113153
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee disabilities due to an inadequate medical opinion that failed to account for medication effects.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a rating of 60 percent, but not higher, for status post total right knee replacement from January 1, 2022, and thereafter.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, as the previous VA examination was found to be inadequate.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided in this remand do not comply with the requirements set forth in previous remands. The Veteran's right knee conditions, including traumatic arthritis and instability, as well as his status post total right knee replacement, are being remanded for further evaluation.
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