The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee bursitis is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the severity of her service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide adequate retrospective opinions addressing the ranges of motion and additional functional impairment during flare-ups as requested in prior remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193291
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating of left and right knee bursitis to obtain an adequate medical examination.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for a right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, left hip disability, bilateral foot disability, lumbar spine idiopathic scoliosis with intervertebral disc syndrome, right hip strain residuals, right hip limitation of flexion, right hip limitation of extension, right knee arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament tear residuals with a hamstring graft, and left knee bursitis for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left knee disability. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee condition was manifested by flexion limited to, at worst, 10 degrees during flare-ups. The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the period prior to February 14, 2017.
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