The veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected bilateral chondromalacia patella with DJD are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and consideration of functional loss.
The deciding factor: Additional assistance is needed in assessing the current nature and degree of severity of the veteran's knee disabilities, including considering pain and other factors that may affect range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella, degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003494
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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)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for a left knee condition (to include patellofemoral syndrome and DJD) is remanded for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the service connection claim for a thoracolumbar spine disorder, but remanded the claims for radiculopathy.
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