The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various conditions, including right knee chondromalacia, left knee chondromalacia, cervical strain with degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracic spine. The remand also includes a TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The claims are inextricably intertwined due to their impact on each other, particularly the TDIU claim which could significantly affect the increased rating and earlier effective date determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia, right knee, chondromalacia, left knee, cervical strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), raticulopathy of the right upper extremity, degenerative arthritis, thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140031
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims related to the Veteran's knee conditions and secondary service connection requests due to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee post traumatic arthritis with left femoral fracture, right distal tibial fracture, and cervical strain with DDD due to incomplete service records and inadequate VA examination opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for various cervical, shoulder, and lumbar spine disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal by the appellant's authorized representative prior to the promulgation of a decision.
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