The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities need to be re-evaluated due to recent worsening. The VA will seek his private medical records and schedule him for a new examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his knee disabilities have worsened since the last VA examination, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- meniscal tear, bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21000568
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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 Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that it is neither secondary to his service-connected right femoral neuropathy nor directly related to his active-duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied because the VA did not cause any additional disability, and there was no fault on their part in providing care.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a readjudication of the claim for service connection for right knee disorder. The claims for right leg shortening are remanded due to their inextricability with the right knee disorder claim.
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