The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a lack of adequate medical evidence regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's right knee disabilities from February 2015 to the present.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there has not been compliance with previous remand instructions as no medical examiner provided an adequate opinion addressing the Veteran's right knee disabilities since February 2015, as requested.
- Claimed conditions
- Instability of the right knee, Limited flexion of the right knee, Limited extension of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25014152
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination and to obtain outstanding relevant records, as required by law.
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