The Veteran is seeking an initial compensable rating for his service-connected left knee patella tendonitis. The case must be returned to the RO for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Loma Linda VAMC and Las Vegas VAMC, scheduling a new VA examination, and readjudicating the issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional evidence due to incomplete medical records and need for a new VA examination to assess current severity of his left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patella tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1107831
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left and right knee Osgood Schlatter's disease were dismissed. The Board granted service connection for left and right knee patella tendonitis.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee patella tendonitis is currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no limitation of motion or instability that would warrant an increased rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation from August 25, 2015 to January 16, 2018. The Board granted a TDIU during this period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional VA examinations to address inconsistencies in the Veteran's right wrist and knee disability ratings, as well as a remand for consideration of TDIU prior to January 19, 2010.
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