The Board has determined that a new examination is required to determine the current nature and etiology of the veteran's bilateral knee disorder, as it may be related to active service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: A new medical examination is needed to assess whether the veteran's current bilateral knee disability is causally related to his in-service treatment for knee pain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0728407
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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 Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee DJD, and right knee DJD is reopened. The claims are remanded due to the need for a VA opinion on whether her current knee disabilities are related to her military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome and remanded the claims for increased ratings for right hip DJD and left hip DJD.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral retropatellar pain syndrome did not warrant a higher rating as his knee disabilities do not meet the criteria for additional compensable limitation of motion or instability. The current ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261 are denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his chronic bilateral knee disorder, including arthritis and retropatellar pain syndrome. The case will be reconsidered with consideration of the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1154(b) and Allen v. Brown.
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