The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU due to bilateral knee disabilities, as new VA examinations are needed to adequately evaluate the current severity of his conditions.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary because the previous medical opinions were inadequate and did not address 38 C.F.R. § 4.40 and 38 C.F.R. § 4.45, among other issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, left knee meniscectomy residuals, left knee limitation of extension from October 28, 2008, to July 31, 2012, right knee total replacement from July 19, 2014, right knee instability from October 28, 2008, to July 31, 2012, right knee limited extension from October 28, 2008, to July 31, 2012, left knee instability from October 28, 2008, left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012451
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to April 2, 2022, effective October 12, 2021. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following gainful employment since at least October 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted disability ratings of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear and instability, and a 10 percent rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, but denied an increased rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address inconsistencies in the October 2023 VA examination report.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, as well as left and right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent or 20 percent respectively.
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