The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper examination for the left knee disability, and further evaluation is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide necessary range of motion testing results in active motion, passive motion, weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing activities, nor did they provide an opinion about the range of motion throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19151436
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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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