The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right and left knee disabilities, as well as her left great toe disability due to a lack of recent VA examinations. The Veteran will need to undergo new VA examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated medical evidence regarding the current state of the Veteran's knee and foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia patella (right knee), chondromalacia patella (left knee), degenerative joint disease (left great toe)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117666
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella of the right and left knees, residuals of muscle/tendon rotator cuff injury of the left shoulder, and chronic and recurrent strains of the right hamstring.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities and service connection for a low back disorder and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to procedural errors in previous decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further action, including obtaining SSA records and adjudicating the TDIU claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for knee and foot disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after further examination and review of the evidence.
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