The Board has determined that the original claim for service connection for a left knee condition remains open and must be remanded due to an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service injury are considered, along with updated treatment records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinion was insufficient as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about his in-service injury and failed to elicit a detailed history of when he broke his femur.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18133208
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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 conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, finding that they are related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for pre-existing left and right knee conditions, finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement.
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