The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an addendum opinion from a VA clinician.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during service and after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis), right knee meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26021311
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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 meniscus tear status post arthroscopy and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to her active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear status post arthroscopy and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to her active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities (anxiety disorder, right knee osteoarthritis, etc.) preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee and left knee disabilities, but remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
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