The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further evidence and examination are needed to accurately assess the Veteran's current functional limitations due to his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- patellar femoral syndrome of the right knee, patellar femoral syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1814069
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and consideration of additional evidence. The issue remains about entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for patellar femoral syndrome of the left knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA medical examination to assess the severity of his service-connected knee conditions and for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development. The Veteran's service-connected conditions include patellar femoral syndrome of the right knee, asthma, and cervical spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities.
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