The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the Veteran's right knee instability and subluxation.
The deciding factor: There has not been substantial compliance with previous Board remand directives due to incomplete record collection and an inadequate VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability and subluxation, right knee instability and subluxation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25008426
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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