The Board has remanded the cases for a VA examination to evaluate the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities and determine whether any further worsening has occurred during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The absence of a sufficiently contemporaneous VA examination is a predecisional error requiring further evidentiary development to correct.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26020381
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors and insufficient medical opinions, requiring further examination and review of evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted clothing allowances for right knee braces and right wrist brace, but denied the allowance for left wrist brace due to lack of service-connected condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted clothing allowances for the right and left knee braces, but denied the request for a wrist brace due to lack of service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is related to his service, but additional medical opinions are needed to address whether post-service employment constitutes unrelated intervening factors.
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