The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of sufficient information in the VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's additional disabilities are related to carelessness, negligence, or other fault on the part of VA personnel. The claim will be reconsidered with an updated examination and review.
The deciding factor: The VA opinion was insufficient to determine if the Veteran's additional disabilities were caused by carelessness, negligence, or other fault on the part of VA personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee cyst, recurrent left knee cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26018228
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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 Board has determined that the Veteran's low back condition, including degenerative arthritis and cyst, is not related to service or a service-connected disability. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee cyst is granted service connection, and her instability rating is restored to 10 percent. The limitation of motion rating remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and a left knee cyst, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee cyst, right knee degenerative joint disease, and left knee degenerative joint disease. The evidence did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection for left knee cyst due to lack of new and material evidence. For both right and left knee conditions, the Board found that there was no in-service injury or disease related to the current condition.
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