The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination reports and the need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities, including functional loss during flare-ups and following repetitive use over time.
The deciding factor: The examination reports provided were deemed insufficient by the Court in Sharp v. Shulkin (2017), as they did not provide an adequate explanation for why a requested opinion could not be provided without resorting to speculation regarding functional loss during flare-ups and following repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, Left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (status post meniscectomy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116294
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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
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