The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional evidence and an examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella, osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0503709
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Decisions by this judge: 1,613 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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