The Board remands the appeal for a further VA examination to address deficiencies in the previous examination report, specifically regarding range of motion measurements with weight-bearing.
The deciding factor: The examiner's failure to provide required range of motion testing under Correia v. McDonald necessitates a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee, limitation of flexion, right knee, limitation of flexion, left knee, limitation of extension, right knee, limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109528
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Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (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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- Partly granted
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