The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee status-post ACL reconstruction is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of his claims.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the Veteran has not been provided with a VA examination to address his service connection claims, which are necessary given his assertions of in-service injury and current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain with possible meniscus or ligament tears, ACL reconstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1819886
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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 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: Partly granted
The veteran's left knee conditions are service-connected effective February 1, 2019. Other issues were denied or remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to October 26, 2020 of a 30% increased rating for left knee disability is denied as the June 2011 rating decision was not appealed within one year and the earliest effective date assignable is October 26, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee postoperative scars, associated with his service-connected ACL reconstruction and partial medial meniscectomy, are rated at a 10 percent rating.
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