The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU claim, due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the prior VA examinations were inadequate in addressing the severity of the bilateral knee disorders and requested additional opinions to address these deficiencies.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability manifested by recurrent instability and/or subluxation, right knee arthritis with painful motion under the criteria for limited flexion, left knee disability manifested by recurrent instability and/or subluxation, left knee arthritis with painful motion under the criteria for limited flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004739
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for the right and left knee disabilities manifested by recurrent instability and/or subluxation effective February 19, 2020. The claims for increased ratings for arthritis with painful motion under the criteria for limited flexion were denied, as was the claim for TDIU.
- Granted
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