The Board has determined that the VA examinations for knee and lower leg conditions are inadequate, and thus remanded the claims for a new examination.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations were found to be inadequate due to incomplete findings and failure to address additional functional loss during flare-ups or repeated use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar instability, left knee patellar instability, right knee tricompartmental degenerative arthritis, left knee tricompartmental degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22054769
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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
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals related to the Veteran's claims for increased ratings, as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being issued.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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