The Veteran's right knee strain is currently rated at 10 percent, and a separate 10 percent rating for limitation of extension with arthritis is granted. The left knee disability claim has been remanded due to the need for an opinion regarding its etiology.,Service connection for the left knee disability will be considered secondary to the service-connected right knee strain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee strain and limitation of extension with arthritis are currently rated at 10 percent, but a separate rating is granted for limitation of extension. The left knee disability claim has been remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology.,Service connection will be considered secondary if the left knee disability is found to be proximately due or aggravated by the service-connected right knee strain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Strain, Left Knee Disability (claimed as secondary to right knee strain)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20047045
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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: Granted
The Veteran's right and left knee strains, as well as shin splints, were granted increased ratings. The Veteran also received special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from October 25, 2017 to March 11, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's right knee disability rating from 10% to 30%, effective July 1, 2025, finding that the reduction was improper and constituted a de facto severance of service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle, bilateral knee, and left hip disability. The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for left thigh strain with limitation of flexion is granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased disability evaluations and denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition. The Veteran was granted service connection for persistent depressive disorder.
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