The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right knee scar to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the Veteran's contention that his ACL tear was caused by ongoing instability during service.
The deciding factor: The March 2025 addendum opinion is not adequate as it does not adequately support its negative nexus opinion and potentially indicates a belief that the Veteran's ACL tear may have occurred due to the Veteran not wearing his prescribed knee brace, which-if anything-appears to support the Veteran's contention.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25006922
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.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right knee locking, but remanded evaluations greater than 10 percent for bilateral knee limitation of flexion, limitation of extension, and scars.
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