The Board has granted service connection for right knee sprain but remanded the claim for left knee sprain due to inadequate examination and lack of contemporaneous medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a sufficient opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current left knee condition and his in-service symptoms, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain, left knee sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027686
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded 16 claims for service connection due to a failure to provide notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for right knee rheumatoid arthritis and increased ratings for related conditions. The Board dismissed the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral hip strain, right knee sprain, left knee sprain, right leg shin splints, and left leg shin splints with lumbar spine strain are all found to have onset during service. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are remanded for additional development.
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