The Veteran's service-connected back disability is alleged to have aggravated his right knee condition, and the Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if this aggravation occurred.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an opinion on whether the service-connected back disability caused or permanently worsened the claimed right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the patella of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0938616
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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 claims for increased ratings for hypothyroidism, sinusitis, and chondromalacia of the right knee are being remanded due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for non-scarring residuals resulting from an umbilical hernia repair, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, chondromalacia of the patella of the right knee, and instability of the left knee. The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, and instability of the right knee are also remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities, including instability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was denied, and his claim for an increased rating for chondromalacia of the patella of the right knee was granted with a 10 percent rating.
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