The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of motion prior to August 27, 2019 is being remanded due to inadequate previous examinations. A new retrospective VA medical opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: Previous VA knee examinations were deemed inadequate and further evaluation is required to determine the nature and severity of the service-connected right knee disability prior to August 27, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2026
- Citation
- 26002697
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for his right knee disability from April 16, 2013 to March 15, 2016 was denied as the evidence did not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or more.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's chondromalacia of the right knee and chondromalacia of the left knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU prior to May 18, 2023 due to insufficient consideration of the effects of hydrocodone use on his right knee disability. The claims are also inextricably intertwined with the pending increased rating claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the ratings for right knee limitation of motion and right knee instability prior to May 21, 2021, as well as the denial of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to that date.
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