The Veteran's claim for service connection for patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes of the left knee is being remanded due to incomplete verification of his periods of active duty and inactive duty training, as well as the need for a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty and inactive duty training (ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA) prevents the Board from determining whether service connection can be granted based on these periods. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed to address the etiology of the current left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1115635
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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
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- Denied
The Veteran's knee disabilities have been rated based on limitation of motion, with no separate ratings for instability or dislocated semilunar cartilage.,Effective February 17, 2017, the Veteran is granted a separate 20 percent rating for each knee due to dislocation of semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of locking, pain and effusion.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes of the left knee, claimed as left knee strain, is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left knee strain during his ACDUTRA period. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.
- 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.
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