The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about the adequacy of a December 2017 VA examination, which did not address the Veteran's reports of left knee flare-ups and repeated use over time. The examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion regarding the additional limitation in range of motion during these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2017 VA examination was inadequate due to lack of detail about the functional loss associated with flare-ups and repeated use over time, which were reported by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of left knee flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20047993
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his claims of service connection and increased ratings for PTSD, sleep apnea, right knee disability, limitation of left knee extension, limitation of left knee flexion, and left shoulder disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased disability ratings for the left knee instability, limitation of extension, and flexion, as well as for the right long finger disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested the withdrawal of his appeals for initial evaluations and increased ratings for various left knee conditions, resulting in their dismissal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and hearing loss conditions, granted a 40% rating for lumbar strain from September 6, 2022 to November 28, 2022, and granted 20% ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy effective from September 6, 2022. The Board remanded service connection for scalp folliculitis.
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