The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has suggested that his disability may have undergone an increase in severity since the most recent examination. Additionally, there are outstanding medical records regarding the Veteran's surgery which need to be obtained before further appellate review can occur.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral arthrosis, left knee patellofemoral arthrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1041534
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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
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims for increased disability ratings as the appellant died during the appeal process.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee patellofemoral arthrosis is at least as likely as not caused by his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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