The Board has determined that the reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent for patella femoral syndrome of the left knee was improper and has restored the Veteran's original rating. The case is now remanded for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed an improvement in the severity of the service-connected disability, but did not indicate that this improvement actually reflected an improvement in the Veteran’s ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Patella Femoral Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18160601
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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.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee pain, diagnosed as Patella Femoral Syndrome, did not begin during active service and is not related to an in-service injury or disease. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation by a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current right knee disorder, including arthritis and patella femoral syndrome, was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis of the right knee, as manifested by pain and limitation of motion. The claim for an increased rating for instability is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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