The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions considering all evidence, including lay statements. The claims will be reviewed again with new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately consider the service treatment records and the Veteran's lay statements regarding his knee pain during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Meniscectomy, Left Knee Meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22050327
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher initial ratings on several service-connected disabilities was denied. The right thumb disability, right shoulder strain, and right knee meniscectomy were all rated at 10 percent. A higher rating for the right knee instability was not granted, but an earlier effective date of August 11, 2021, was granted for the right knee meniscectomy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his left knee disability is denied. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and TDIU are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthroplasty and meniscectomy, is not rated higher than the current assigned ratings due to lack of evidence supporting more severe functional loss or residual weakness/pain.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from substantially gainful employment based on his educational and occupational background.
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