The veteran's claim for evaluation of his service-connected right knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because there were insufficient medical records in the claims file and the veteran had not undergone a recent VA examination related to his knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0531312
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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 remanded the issues for further consideration due to inadequate examinations and lack of records from 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with lumbar degenerative spine disease, status post-surgical repair of right shoulder, chondromalacia of right knee, and chondromalacia of left knee (status post meniscus tear). The remand is due to the Board's reliance on May 2018 VA examinations that did not comply with Correia v. McDonald and Sharp v. Shulkin.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for right knee chondromalacia, but did not find any other conditions related to active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee instability and right knee chondromalacia, as well as his petition to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for a back disability. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of new and material evidence received.
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