The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination reports and the need for further medical evaluation.
The deciding factor: The examinations did not adequately consider the Veteran's symptoms, including flare-ups and functional loss, which are relevant to rating his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease, right knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease, right bundle branch block
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2018
- Citation
- 18140635
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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 granted service connection for right hip degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, and right bundle branch block.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA heart examination to determine the relationship between the diagnosed atrial fibrillation, active service, and the service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded for further examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's left knee chondromalacia with degenerative joint disease.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for right bundle branch block and hypertension, as well as an earlier effective date for service connection for right bundle branch block.
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