The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inaccurate VA examination, and a new examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current right knee disability, including DJD, is related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examination relied on an inaccurate reading of the medical evidence of record regarding the severity of the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee DJD, right knee ligament tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18123782
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities (left and right DJD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee DJD, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, psoriasis, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and various other injuries and conditions claimed by the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple degenerative joint diseases of the right and left wrist, knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip, including as secondary to a lumbar spine disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection of right knee patellar instability, finding that the evidence did not establish the presence of the condition prior to February 7, 2021.
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