The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination in April 2018, and a new examination is needed to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 2017 VA examination was inadequate due to conflicting statements on reported flare-ups, requiring a new examination for clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee posttraumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19151644
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Decisions by this judge: 1,738 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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