The Veteran's left knee disabilities are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his conditions, as his symptoms may have worsened since his last examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms and condition have likely deteriorated since his last examination, necessitating a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee flexion disability, left knee extension disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154844
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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: Partly granted
The Veteran's left knee flexion and extension disabilities were granted a 30 percent rating from November 19, 2014, while the left knee osteoarthritis was denied an increased rating.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle and an additional 10 percent rating for right knee instability, while denying higher ratings for left ankle, right knee extension, left knee flexion, and left knee extension disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee flexion disabilities, as well as his service-connected left knee instability. The RO is instructed to obtain and associate the Veteran's VA treatment records from February 2015 to February 2018 with the claims file.
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