The Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his left knee chondromalacia with instability, left knee post-traumatic arthritis, and right knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia with instability, left knee post-traumatic arthritis, right knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1336946
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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.
- Granted
The VA has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for left knee chondromalacia with osteochondritis dissecans and degenerative arthritis s/p surgery effective October 25, 2022. The appellant previously had a 10 percent rating from February 7, 2021.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of left and right knee post-traumatic arthritis to obtain a more thorough medical examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher ratings of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis to obtain an addendum opinion addressing inadequacies in previous opinions.
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