The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder, whether new and material evidence is sufficient to reopen a claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, entitlement to increased ratings for chondromalacia of the right and left knees. The claims are pending further review.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus. The issues of increased ratings for chondromalacia of the right and left knees remain under consideration as they were previously denied in March 1983.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0103481
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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
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