The Board remands the claims for entitlement to service connection for left knee meniscal tear and entitlement to a TDIU due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: Incomplete compliance with the February 2024 remand directives, specifically regarding obtaining VA treatment records from February 1976 through 1989, necessitates another remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004309
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear from October 28, 2021. Other claims were denied.
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