The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current VA examination report is not in compliance with recent Court decisions regarding joint examinations, necessitating a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1631520
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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
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