The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for right knee surgery due to a need for a medical opinion regarding its relation to active duty.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed as there is no evidence in the file regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019134
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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)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right foot, right knee, right ankle, and left toe disorders and her service-connected avascular necrosis of the hip.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased rating greater than 20 percent for a right knee disability from April 1, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims and rating determinations for various conditions, including right knee surgery, bone spurs of the left foot, left lower extremity radiculopathy, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine low back strain, and sciatic nerve (right lower extremity radiculopathy).
- Granted
The veteran's service connection for residuals of a left wrist injury and right knee disability, including total knee replacement, has been granted. The initial rating for the right knee disability is now 30 percent effective June 1, 2005.
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