The Board has determined that the VA examination is not adequate for a contemporaneous rating and has therefore remanded the case to afford the Veteran a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The January 2022 VA examination was insufficient as it did not specify whether measurements were from active, passive, weight-bearing, or nonweight-bearing, nor did it conduct repetitive use range of motion studies or address repeated use over time or flareups.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23040330
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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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