The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and instability due to insufficient information provided by VA examiners regarding functional loss or limitation of range-of-motion. The Veteran will need a new examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, including frequency, severity, and functional impairment associated with the disabilities in sufficient detail to allow for application of the pertinent rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' explanations are insufficient due to their failure to provide measurements describing the degree of additional range-of-motion loss due to pain and weakness without resorting to speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, right knee disability, instability of the left knee, instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20061985
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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).
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