The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and insufficient medical opinion regarding aggravation of the right knee condition during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current right knee condition is at least as likely caused by his 2009 injury, but there is no evidence of aggravation beyond natural progression. The examiner should consider the Veteran’s contention that he had no right knee pain or symptoms from the 2009 injury until a training injury in 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patella with patellar instability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2020
- Citation
- A20009226
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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).
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