The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected chondromalacia patella of both knees. The AOJ will then consider the claims based on all available evidence and legal authority.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities have worsened, necessitating a new VA examination to assess their current state.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella, right knee, chondromalacia patella, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1719992
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed because the appeal was untimely filed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve. The claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded.
- Granted
The Board grants an effective date of January 23, 2011 for the grant of service connection for a back disability, right knee disability, various right hand disabilities, migraines, and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of chondromalacia patella in both knees was dismissed because the veteran did not properly file a claim.
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