The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination in September 2011. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if his right knee disorder is related to service.
The deciding factor: The prior decision was based on an inadequate VA examination, and further evaluation is needed to address the relationship between the current right knee disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury, meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19124258
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, diagnosed as meniscal tear, osteoarthritis, osteopenia, and resolved medical femoral epicondyle fracture based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition during ACDUTRA.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for left knee degenerative arthritis, meniscal tear, and anterior cruciate ligament tear. Other claims were denied.
- Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for left and right knee disabilities is granted. The claim for bilateral foot condition is remanded.
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