The Board has remanded the case due to lack of compliance with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), regarding range of motion testing in active and passive motions as well as weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide the specific degrees of motion in each state as required by Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22014849
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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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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety, depression, anger, and both left and right knee arthroscopy has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted service connection, and her right knee arthroscopy residuals are granted a 10 percent rating effective May 24, 2013. The Veteran also received separate ratings for symptomatic residuals of a right knee meniscectomy.
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