The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his lumbar spine, bilateral knee disabilities, and their impact on employment.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's disability levels and their effect on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- myofascial pain syndrome of the lumbosacral spine, patellofemoral joint syndrome of the left knee, patellofemoral joint syndrome of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107651
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as her combined disability rating is 80 percent, which does not satisfy the requirement of at least one disability rated at 40 percent or more with additional disability to bring the combined rating to 70 percent or more.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of nose injury did not warrant a compensable rating, and her other claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence linking current diagnoses to active service or service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates for his left shoulder disability, chronic synovitis of the left elbow, and myofascial pain syndrome of the lumbosacral spine. The RO must review these claims again with consideration of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left thigh disability and denied an increased rating for patellofemoral joint syndrome of the left knee. The veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 20 percent.
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