The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee disabilities. The VA needs to obtain additional treatment records and provide an addendum opinion from a clinician.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions did not consider all available evidence, including the Veteran's lay statements about his knee pain in service and his current employment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthralgia, bilateral chondromalacia patella, bilateral patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155530
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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 is granted a TDIU effective February 16, 2018, due to her service-connected disabilities preventing her from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee and ankle arthralgia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to active duty service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of bilateral chondromalacia patella and bilateral degenerative arthritis and lateral collateral ligament sprain of the ankles, finding that these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee disabilities and anxiety/depression. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his active duty service.
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