The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for patellofemoral pain syndrome/chondromalacia patella, right knee is dismissed due to a lack of timely NOD. The Board also found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder requires further development as there were duty-to-assist errors in obtaining relevant medical records and conducting an adequate examination.
The deciding factor: The effective date claim was not timely filed, and the psychiatric disorder claim required additional evidence and an examination to determine its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome/Chondromalacia Patella, Right Knee"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric Disorder (including Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19002020
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
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