The Board remands the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to a left knee disability, as additional evidence is needed.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary to obtain retroactive opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee disability due to inadequate past examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia with painful flexion, left knee extension, residuals status/post (s/p) total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25007955
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee gout and a rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's right wrist condition, while remanding several other issues related to his knees and instability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left knee instability and denied higher ratings for left knee limitation of flexion and extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for additional evidence and examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for right knee instability effective September 26, 2023, and granted an initial 40 percent rating for left knee extension. The other claims were denied.
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