The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination findings and the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examination did not obtain sufficient information from the Veteran regarding the severity, frequency, duration, characteristics and function loss related to flare-ups, which is required by the court's decision in Sharp v. Shulkin (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19169356
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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 Board granted service connection for right and left knee degenerative osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding the evidence in equipoise.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative osteoarthritis and somatic symptom disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, right knee degenerative osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative osteoarthritis, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain are denied as there is no evidence of a claim prior to July 18, 2022.,The Veteran's claim for migraines has been reopened due to new and relevant evidence. The claims will be readjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination reports and a need for retrospective medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities during the pendency of the claim.
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