The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and updated medical records, as his left knee disability may have worsened since the last evaluation.
The deciding factor: There has been no recent clinical data on the status of the service-connected left knee disability since surgery in July 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1103775
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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 Board remands the claims for a new examination to address the ameliorative effects of medication and other issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right ankle and bilateral knee disabilities are remanded due to inadequate VA examinations. The Board requires new examinations that comply with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald, including testing passive range of motion and providing opinions on additional functional loss during flare-ups.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with effective dates ranging from March 16, 2001 to January 4, 2008. The conditions were related to his military service and the VA has assigned full ratings (100%) for all granted issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (lumbosacral strain, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with arthritis, right knee patellofemoral syndrome with arthritis, and right shoulder limitation of motion) rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from December 30, 2011, to July 30, 2014.
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