The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives regarding a VA examination for the Veteran's right knee disability. The Veteran is required to undergo another VA examination to assess his range of motion during flares and repetitive use.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not elicit information regarding additional functional loss during flare-ups and repetitive use, as required by the Court’s decision in Sharp v. Shulkin (2017).
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of medial lateral meniscectomy, postoperative residuals of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, osteoarthropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21022240
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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.
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The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his right knee disability.
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