The Board has remanded the case for procedural development regarding service connection for a back condition. The claims of increased evaluations for right and left knee conditions remain pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal is not about service connection, so it cannot be determined whether new evidence was submitted or if there are any presumptions related to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Condition, Chondromalacia of the Right Knee with Traumatic Arthritis, Chondromalacia of the Left Knee with Traumatic Degenerative Changes and a Torn Medial Meniscus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0019397
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD, denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for left and right knee strains, granted separate 10 percent ratings for painful, noncompensable limitation of flexion of the knees, granted service connection for back condition and related radiculopathies, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a right shoulder condition.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, left hip condition, GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, back condition, right knee condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot/toe conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and an earlier effective date were dismissed due to untimely filings.
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