The Board remands the matters for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining a retrospective medical opinion and a current examination of the Veteran's knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The opinion is not adequate to rate the Veteran's knee disabilities under the applicable rating criteria due to lack of current examination and assessment of instability according to applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee, Left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063227
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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