The Veteran's claims for evaluations in excess of 10 percent for left knee internal derangement and tricompartmental osteoarthritis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations that comply with VA examination guidelines.
The deciding factor: The existing VA examination report did not provide sufficient information regarding the range of motion testing, including active versus passive motion and weight-bearing versus non-weight bearing tests. Additionally, there is a lack of information about flare-ups and their impact on the Veteran's knee function.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee internal derangement, left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135707
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, as well as his eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The VA will need to review the evidence and conduct further examinations to determine the severity of the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher ratings of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis to obtain an addendum opinion addressing inadequacies in previous opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address inconsistencies in the previous VA examination reports regarding pain upon motion and weight-bearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis, finding that there was no evidence of a bilateral knee condition during active service as well as after discharge until 2019.
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