The Board has denied a compensable rating for right knee scars and remanded the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee chondromalacia. The case is now pending with the AOJ for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not comply with the requirements in Sharp v. Shulkin, as it failed to provide information regarding the severity and frequency of any flare-ups of the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee scars, Left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- A19000396
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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 knee scars are rated at a separate 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 7804 throughout the entire period on appeal, but no higher. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the service-connected right knee scars under Diagnostic Code 7805.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his bilateral pes planus, right leg length discrepancy, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right knee scars, or limitation of extension and flexion of the left knee.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable evaluations for right knee scars and residuals of right knee injury post-operative arthroscopy, extension have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD has also been dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee scars are painful and the Board has granted a 10% rating for these scars, effective December 30, 2019.
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