The Board has decided that an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of flexion is denied, and a 10 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension is granted. The claim for service connection for a right knee condition (claimed as arthritis), to include as secondary to a service-connected flatfoot disability, is remanded due to errors in the AOJ's consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of an injury or disease of the right knee during service and that the Veteran's attorney provided insufficient evidence to support the claim for service connection based on secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition, Right Knee Arthritis (claimed as arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24053128
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, finding that they are related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for pre-existing left and right knee conditions, finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement.
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