The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's genu varum, which may be related to service or acquired after service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to account for the Veteran's statements about knee pain during service and subsequent progression.
- Claimed conditions
- genu varum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23041022
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for VA examinations. The issues include right lower extremity radiculopathy, right shoulder condition, genu varum, and right hip osteitis pubis as secondary to genu varum.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for genu varum with recurrent dislocation of the right patella has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The claims for left and right knee disabilities are remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for genu varum and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also grants service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability, finding that it was aggravated by his active duty service.
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