The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not address the medical literature submitted by the Veteran, making their opinions inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee torn meniscus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085404
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee torn meniscus with an initial 10 percent rating, effective from December 7, 2023. However, the effective date is set back to December 5, 2023, due to continuous pursuit not being established.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right knee meniscus and strain, as well as service connection for a left knee disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain and right knee arthritis with torn meniscus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for extraschedular disability ratings and TDIU due to a lack of clarity in whether the Veteran's depression is related to his service-connected right knee disabilities. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for further consideration.
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