Remanded (sent back)

The claim is remanded for an in-person examination to obtain a retrospective opinion regarding the nature and severity of the service-connected residuals of left knee total arthroplasty prior to November 10, 2021.

The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA examination did not substantially comply with the Board's remand instructions, as it did not solicit necessary information from the Veteran.

Claimed conditions: Residuals of left knee total arthroplasty
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: April 10, 2025
Citation: 25004854

Veterans Law Judge

M.E. Larkin

Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 25004854.

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.

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The Board granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had onset in service.

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