The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding the Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee ACL tear. The case is being remanded to schedule a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the August 2019 VA examination is internally inconsistent and inadequate, requiring further development including scheduling a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee ACL tear, bilateral degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033247
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for her left knee condition, finding that there is no probative evidence showing a chronic left knee condition was incurred during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a pre-decisional error in the VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request, and the Veteran needs further examination to determine if his current left knee disabilities are related to his active duty for training in June 2012.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for left knee limitation of flexion and a higher initial rating for left knee semilunar cartilage symptoms post reconstruction are both denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral heel spurs, bilateral degenerative joint disease, and right plantar fasciitis. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded.
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