The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of his right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided updated evidence regarding the current severity of his service-connected knee conditions, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bipartite patella, chondromalacia, right knee, arthritis and chondromalacia, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1547895
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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 has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities due to a duty to assist error. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current knee disabilities are related to her military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee and hip conditions were denied. The Board found that the current disability ratings adequately reflected the severity of the Veteran's symptoms.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and increased evaluations for chondromalacia of the left and right knees are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to procedural errors in previous decisions.
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