The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee strain with meniscus tear due to incomplete compliance with a prior remand.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was not conducted as per the April 2019 Board remand instructions, which required full compliance with the prior remand.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with meniscus tear, right knee strain with meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22012805
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for increased ratings for asthma with obstructive sleep apnea and right knee strain with meniscus tear with baker cyst.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of compliance with prior remand instructions and an incomplete VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a new examination is needed due to the Veteran's testimony indicating an increase in knee pain since his last VA examination. The claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee strain with meniscus tear are being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased rating for his spine disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from SSA. The left knee strain claim is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the spine disability claim.
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