The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the inadequacy of the August 2019 VA examination and opinion, which did not address whether the Veteran's statements about flare-ups were medically inconsistent with his current right knee diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to explain why the August 2019 VA examination was inconsistent with the Veteran's statements regarding functional loss during flare-ups, and did not reconcile these findings with the Veteran's account of in-service events and his attestation about the nature and onset of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26007328
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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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