The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate nexus opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The claim will be further evaluated with an addendum opinion from a clinician.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were found to contradict each other and were therefore deemed inadequate for determining service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteochondritis dissecans, right knee arthroscopy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26007071
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the veteran's claim for individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right knee osteochondritis dissecans was granted, with the effective date set to May 16, 1969.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety, depression, anger, and both left and right knee arthroscopy has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted service connection, and her right knee arthroscopy residuals are granted a 10 percent rating effective May 24, 2013. The Veteran also received separate ratings for symptomatic residuals of a right knee meniscectomy.
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