The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's left knee disability, specifically related to flare-ups and functional loss. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to assess his current condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical evidence or an addendum opinion to address the Veteran's complaints of functional loss during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125460
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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 Veteran's claims for a higher rating for left knee ACL tear and TDIU are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee and left hip disorders due to a need for additional evidence, including verification of all periods of service and obtaining private medical records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain more medical records and schedule a new examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's knee disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral meniscal tears and left knee ACL tear, as these conditions pre-existed his periods of active duty. The Board requested an addendum opinion to determine if these conditions were aggravated by service.
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