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.
The deciding factor: The last examination was over two years ago, and the Veteran testified that his knees have worsened since then. A new examination is necessary to determine the current state of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar syndrome of the right knee, retropatellar syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0938851
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left knee retropatellar syndrome, finding that it had its onset during active service and is related to his in-service injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability has been characterized by subjective complaints of instability, requiring a 10 percent rating. The right knee disability is rated at 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records and missed examinations.
- Denied
Throughout the rating period on appeal, the Veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee was manifested by limitation of motion but there was no showing that flexion was limited to 60 degrees or extension was limited to 5 degrees. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to functional loss.
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