The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and determine if she is entitled to a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The need for additional development was found due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding scheduling an updated VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal disc bulge of the lumbar and thoracic spine, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, instability of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18104283
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus II and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee were granted with an effective date of June 6, 2023.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to a concurrent election of review options.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, instability of the right and left knees, and bilateral pes planus have been granted increased ratings.,Issues regarding limitation of motion with arthritis of the right and left knees, as well as a rating for bilateral pes planus prior to December 7, 2021, were withdrawn from appeal.
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