The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation of his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous decisions were flawed because they did not provide adequate reasons and bases, and failed to define terms like 'moderate' when evaluating the Veteran's right knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain with instability, right knee sprain with limitation of flexion, right knee sprain with limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22007497
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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