The appeal is remanded for further development, including clarification of the Veteran's knee condition and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA examiner did not provide sufficient information regarding the impact of pain on weight-bearing and flare-ups, necessitating another examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000654
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left knee disability, including meniscal tear with osteoarthritis and instability, except for a separate 20 percent rating prior to January 26, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, scar s/p right knee surgery, and right leg neuropathy to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of the veteran's right knee disability, secondary to a left knee condition, is remanded. The Board found that the medical opinion relied on was inadequate and needs further development.
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