The Board has granted service connection for tendonitis of the knees. The issue of an initial rating higher than 10 percent for scoliosis of the cervicothoracic spine with radiculopathy of the shoulders and wrist is remanded due to need for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as per the VCAA requirements, including obtaining VA orthopedic and neurological examinations to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected neck and upper back disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the knees, scoliosis of the cervicothoracic spine with radiculopathy of the shoulders and wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0509540
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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 has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and correctly decide the claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis of the knees and legs, tendonitis of the knees, a bilateral foot disability, residuals of a cold weather injury (frostbite), skin disorder (eczema), and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to clarify the diagnoses and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities, specifically addressing whether they are related to service or secondary to his service-connected right ankle sprain.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of tendonitis of the knees, a back disorder with muscle spasm, tinnitus, removal of a tooth, or headaches that are related to service. As such, these claims for service connection are denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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