The Board has remanded the case to further consider the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left knee disability, due to insufficient consideration of the July 2006 hearing testimony and the need for additional VA examination. The Veteran must be provided with an appropriate notification letter regarding increased ratings.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed as the March 2007 decision did not address the Veteran's July 2006 hearing testimony, which indicated worsening of his left knee condition and its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral stress syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0939120
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, diagnosed as patellofemoral stress syndrome and chondral defect of the right patella, is at least as likely as not due to an injury in service. Service connection for this condition has been granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability, characterized by mild osteoarthritic changes and limitation of flexion to 110-115 degrees, does not warrant a rating in excess of the current 10 percent evaluation.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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