The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding left knee subluxation and its relationship to service-connected conditions. The Veteran's lay statements of knee 'giving out' are also not fully addressed.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided does not sufficiently address the timeline, current presence, or association with prior diagnoses of left knee subluxation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133461
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for left knee instability and a separate 20 percent rating for the left knee under Diagnostic Code 5258, as well as an award of TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of knee disabilities and dry eye syndrome, as well as the TDIU claim, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The AOJ will consider any evidence not previously considered in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the appeal due to the need for a new VA examination to evaluate the current level of severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities. The issues on appeal include evaluations for various knee conditions and scars.
- Granted
The Board has restored a separate rating for left knee subluxation from August 1, 2012.
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