The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right knee condition due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for further development.
The deciding factor: The September 2018 VA examination was found to be inadequate as it failed to adequately consider and discuss the Veteran's lay statements, and the RO made a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error by relying on this examination.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031978
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 claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, right knee, and left knee disabilities for a new VA examination and etiological opinion due to inadequate previous opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, headaches as proximately due to PTSD, and erectile dysfunction as proximately due to PTSD. The claims for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent rating for PTSD and a 70 percent rating for PTSD were denied, as was the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. Several other claims were remanded.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection of left knee strain was dismissed due to procedural issues. The claim for a higher rating for right knee arthritis was remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to address a duty-to-assist error and locate missing private treatment records.
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