The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability and its relationship to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an addendum opinion is needed to address whether the Veteran’s right knee disability was proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, as well as to determine if there is a symptom of his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee gouty arthropathy, left knee meniscal tear, partial thickness cartilage loss
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20058786
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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 Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for left knee meniscal tear from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper and restored the original 20 percent rating. The right knee disability and low back disorder issues are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic left knee disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a link between his current condition and his in-service injury. The Board noted conflicting medical histories regarding the onset of the Veteran's left knee condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period from February 27, 2020 is dismissed as moot because he has a combined 100% disability rating and does not meet the criteria for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) due to being permanently housebound.
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