The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and other procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The examination reports were found to be insufficient, particularly regarding range of motion testing and functional loss during flare-ups or after repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee post-traumatic arthritis, Left knee post-traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20032527
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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 Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective February 11, 2011. Basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits based on permanent and total disability status is also granted from the same date. The appeal concerning increased ratings for left knee instability prior to January 23, 2023, and left knee post-traumatic arthritis with moderate residuals is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues including the right knee rating, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea, and TDIU due to lack of information regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions and potential secondary service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining retrospective findings from an appropriate clinician to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and issuing a supplemental statement of the case on entitlement to increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability secondary to PTSD. The case is remanded for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any left knee disorders.
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