The Veteran's right knee osteoarthritis status post tendon repair is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has remanded to determine if a higher rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was inadequate as it did not provide range of motion measurements under weightbearing and non-weightbearing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis status post tendon repair, left hamstring tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24015700
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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
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