The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee flexion, extension, and osteoarthritis disabilities due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran is required to undergo a new VA examination to assess his current range of motion and functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The May 2023 VA examination was deemed inadequate as it did not adequately address the Veteran's flare-ups of pain and any resulting functional impairment, leading to an improvement in the left knee disability that is not explained by the examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Flexion Disability, Left Knee Extension Disability, Left Knee Osteoarthritis (status post meniscal tear)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24006663
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's left knee conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee instability is granted an effective date of January 17, 2019. The Board denied higher ratings for his right and left knee disabilities as well as his left knee scars.
- Denied
The Veteran's right and left knee flexion disabilities were denied initial ratings in excess of the currently assigned 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively, from June 26, 2018, to August 13, 2018.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for painful flexion under Diagnostic Code 5260, and a separate 10 percent rating is granted for genu recurvatum with objectively demonstrated weakness and insecurity in weight-bearing. The Veteran does not have instability that warrants a higher rating.
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