The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for various knee and shoulder conditions due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations. The Veteran is required to provide additional evidence, and VA will schedule further examinations.
The deciding factor: The prior examination reports were insufficient as they did not address all relevant factors such as flare-ups, loss of range of motion, ankylosis, active and passive motion, weight and non-weight bearing issues, and the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee limitation of extension, right knee limitation of extension, left knee instability, right knee instability, left shoulder arthritis, lower back arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24034461
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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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