The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for service-connected right knee disabilities due to inadequate consideration of medication effects in prior VA examinations.
The deciding factor: VA examinations did not adequately address the ameliorating effects of medications on the appellant's right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lateral instability, right knee, medial collateral ligament injury with patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee, medial collateral ligament injury, right knee limited extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2026
- Citation
- A26028146
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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.
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