The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its prior remand and thus the appeal must be remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding the estimation of additional degrees of limited motion caused by functional loss during a flare-up or after repeated use over time, as requested in the July 2018 Board remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- left total knee arthroplasty, right total knee arthroplasty, degenerative joint disease status post patellofemoral syndrome, left knee, degenerative joint disease status post patellofemoral syndrome, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20040801
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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 Veteran's service-connected conditions do not result in loss of use of the bilateral lower extremities, and therefore he is not entitled to special monthly compensation based on such.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues being intertwined with other claims, and will be reconsidered once those claims are resolved.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular requirement for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and his service-connected conditions rendered him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation. The effective date is from February 10, 2019, to May 6, 2020.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee status post total knee replacement, left total knee arthroplasty, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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