The Board has decided that a remand is necessary to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability, as there was no examination during a flare-up and the Veteran reported new symptoms since the last examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for another VA examination to determine the current impairment associated with the left knee flexion due to recent changes in rating criteria and potential worsening of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062828
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for additional evidence and examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for left knee painful extension and service connection for sleep apnea, while denying an increased rating for the left knee flexion.
- Granted
The veteran's service connection for migraine headaches and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities were granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and imaging studies.
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