The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and evaluation due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were found to be insufficient, relying solely on the absence of contemporaneous medical evidence without considering the Veteran's reported symptoms and service history.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee pain, Left knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010239
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee pain and right hip pain due to insufficient medical evidence on file regarding their etiology. The AOJ is required to obtain an adequate opinion from a qualified medical examiner.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the October 2024 decision denying service connection for right knee pain is flawed due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete record of Reserve service. The case is being remanded to obtain a new VA examination, complete military records, and provide an updated medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for payment of non-VA medical services provided on April 11, 2018, is denied because the care was not authorized by VA and did not meet the criteria for emergency treatment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to hazardous noise exposure during service and grants entitlement. However, the Board has also remanded for further examination regarding his right knee pain due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion.
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