The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee is being remanded due to inadequate compliance with a previous Board directive to schedule him for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: There was not substantial compliance with the May 2014 Remand directive to afford the Veteran with a new VA examination, which will further delay an appellate decision on this matter.
- Claimed conditions
- osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1708755
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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 osteochondritis dissecans of both knees due to a failure to obtain VA medical records from Montrose, New York.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected lower back disability, right knee instability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and determining if there are any new or material pieces of evidence that could support reopening of his claims.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's original 20 percent rating for osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee, effective from September 1, 1998.
- Granted
The veteran's status post operative fracture, left tibia and fibula is rated at 20 percent. The veteran's osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee does not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation.
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