The Board has remanded the issues of effective dates for service connection due to lack of evidence showing earlier claims. The Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities are rated based on their current manifestations.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an earlier claim for these conditions, thus the effective dates cannot be granted prior to the assigned dates.
- Claimed conditions
- meniscal residuals of the left knee, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee with degenerative arthritis, lateral collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115194
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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 Board granted service connection for right shoulder, thoracolumbar spine, and ankle disabilities based on their relationship to the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to TDIU prior to July 19, 2024 for additional development.
- Granted
The Board granted the appeal as the AOJ failed to follow proper procedures in severing service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service.,No effective dates are granted as all claims predate May 3, 2016.
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