The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Dallas VAMC.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as there are no recent VA treatment records in the file.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee torn meniscus, status post removal of semilunar cartilage, degenerative arthritis (right knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22048004
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee torn meniscus with an initial 10 percent rating, effective from December 7, 2023. However, the effective date is set back to December 5, 2023, due to continuous pursuit not being established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right knee meniscus and strain, as well as service connection for a left knee disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain and right knee arthritis with torn meniscus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.
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