The Veteran's right knee disability is remanded for further evaluation as the VA examination report was found to be of limited probative value due to a lack of discussion on in-service complaints.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the documented in-service right knee complaints and thus the December 2019 knee examination report is deemed insufficient.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2021
- Citation
- A21001098
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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