The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to ensure compliance with previous directives and Court rulings.
The deciding factor: The examiner's report did not specify where pain begins during range of motion testing, which is required by the Court's ruling.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscus tear and degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24032817
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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