The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disabilities for a new VA examination due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were found inadequate as they relied solely on the absence of contemporaneous medical records and did not consider the Veteran's reported in-service trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062604
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected bilateral foot and knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.
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