The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining retrospective addendum opinions as to the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities prior to December 2, 2024.
The deciding factor: The October 2022 examination was inadequate in that it failed to address the primary concern of the prior Board remand regarding flare-ups. The December 2024 VA examination does not address the Veteran's contention that the results represent the severity of his bilateral knee disabilities for the entirety of the appellate period.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee plica, right knee plica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015286
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining retrospective addendum opinions as to the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities prior to December 2, 2024.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee plica disabilities due to inadequate examination reports that did not address the Veteran's contentions of flare-ups, which are required under Sharp v. Shulkin.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities due to inconsistencies in the October 2022 VA examination report regarding flare-ups, functional loss during flare-ups, and the need for further clarification.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee plica disabilities, as well as limitations on extension. The remand requires a new VA examination to assess the current severity of these conditions.
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