The Board remands the claims for further development to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the April 2022 and May 2023 rating decisions on appeal.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist in rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis (left knee disability), right knee osteoarthritis with patellofemoral pain syndrome and meniscal tear (right knee disability), right knee recurrent instability and subluxation (right knee instability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095321
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,902 · Granted: 11% (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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
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