The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence regarding his eligibility for an annual clothing allowance based on use of a knee brace. The Chief Medical Director or designee must determine if the knee brace meets the criteria for a clothing allowance.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further review and determination by the Chief Medical Director or designee regarding the Veteran's eligibility for a clothing allowance due to his use of a knee brace.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the right patella with osteoarthritis of the patellar femoral joint, residuals of right knee injury, right lower extremity saphenous nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1609211
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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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was granted. The claim for an earlier effective date for asthma with bronchitis and a higher rating for the same condition were denied. TDIU from November 29, 2013, was granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of a facial cyst and right knee injury as there was no adjudicative determination within one year prior to the Veteran's August 2021 Notice of Disagreement.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of right knee injury before the Board could make a decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU rating, and there is no evidence to support an extraschedular TDIU rating due to her ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
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