The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that a remand is necessary to determine the current severity of her right knee disability, including range of motion and instability.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient information regarding the extent of the Veteran's right knee disability, particularly in terms of range of motion and instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154541
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation due to not meeting the legal criteria.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome are granted with a rating of 20 percent each.,The effective date for the award of service connection for right and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome is set at April 2, 2020.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board denied a higher rating, finding that the evidence did not support additional loss of range of motion or instability warranting a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial ratings for right and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome were denied. A separate 20 percent rating was granted for left knee instability effective January 27, 2022.
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