The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for right and left knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, as well as for post-operative right and left knee DJD. The issues are being remanded due to the need for a new examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims have been remanded because there is evidence indicating that his bilateral knee disabilities have worsened since his last VA examination, necessitating a new evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, left knee patellofemoral chondromalacia, post-operative right knee DJD, post-operative left knee DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144901
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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 Veteran's right hand, bilateral hip, and bilateral foot disabilities are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral chondromalacia is granted as service-connected.
- Granted
The Board has granted a Total Disability Rating for Individual Unemployability (TDIU) from June 1, 2008 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee disability is being remanded for further development, including an addendum opinion regarding the need for a total knee replacement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current left knee disorders are related to his in-service diagnosis of chronic left patella subluxation.
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