The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the left knee disability. The Veteran's left knee disability was pre-existing and the examiner must determine if it was aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability was pre-existing, and the examiner must determine if it was aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee, degenerative arthritis, left knee, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26040890
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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 remands the claim for a higher rating for the Veteran's right knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU effective from April 24, 2009 to February 11, 2013, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment during this period.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and therefore TDIU is denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of his appeal.
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