The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims regarding his left and right knee disabilities, including obtaining new examinations to comply with Correia v. McDonald (2016).
The deciding factor: The examination report does not provide range of motion findings that were obtained on active versus passive motion, or range of motion findings for in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease, mild patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155450
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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 Board has remanded the case due to inadequate analysis regarding whether presumption of aggravation applies and direct service connection for the left knee disorder. The Veteran's current left knee disability is being evaluated again with an updated VA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disability, and the Board denied secondary service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected Osgood-Schlatter Disease with degenerative arthritis of both knees, as the medical evidence did not show that he met the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected Osgood-Schlatter Disease of the left knee does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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