The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for separate 10 percent ratings for limitation of extension of the bilateral knees due to the need for a supplemental opinion regarding the impact of medication on the Veteran's knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities could impact when it became factually ascertainable that the Veteran's limitation of extension occurred, and this is outside the Board's expertise to determine without a supplemental opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain (limitation of extension), right knee strain (limitation of extension)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25013233
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal, including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected left knee strain and left knee recurrent subluxation and entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches.
- Partly granted
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