The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete information from a previous VA examination and because the SMC issue is inextricably intertwined with the right knee disability rating.
The deciding factor: The examination report did not include the requested information regarding pain on range of motion testing, which is necessary for assessing functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteochondroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23015750
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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 Board denied the claims for increased ratings for right knee osteochondroma and right knee osteoarthritis, as there was no evidence of severe subluxation or lateral instability for the former condition and no evidence of flexion limited to 30 degrees or less for the latter.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased initial ratings and effective dates for right knee osteochondroma, right knee instability, and impairment of the right tibia are dismissed as they were previously adjudicated by the Board in a June 2023 decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lower back and right knee disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examinations, potential worsening of conditions, and need for additional medical opinions regarding psychiatric and sleep impairments.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right knee disability and need for SMC are being remanded due to the need for a compliant VA examination.
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