The Board has ordered a remand to clarify Dr. T.-H.'s March 2003 medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's knee complaints and her service-connected bilateral foot disability.
The deciding factor: Clarification of Dr. T.-H.'s opinion is necessary as it relates to the probative value of the examination in determining the etiology of the Veteran's knee symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1146274
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with tendonitis, finding that there was no evidence establishing a causal relationship between the knee disorders and her service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with tendonitis and residuals of a left wrist fracture, both rated at 10 percent. The veteran's knee disability is rated based on slight impairment, while his wrist disability remains at the maximum rating due to limitation of motion.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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