The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for patellofemoral syndrome, right knee and an initial compensable rating for shin splints, left leg due to inadequate examinations. The Veteran is required to be scheduled for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous examinations were inadequate and did not provide sufficient information regarding functional loss and additional degrees of motion lost during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome, right knee, shin splints, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115643
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, effective June 17, 2025.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of March 7, 2017 for the evaluation of shin splints in both legs. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued from the initial filing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for revision of a March 2005 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) regarding the effective date of service connection for patellofemoral syndrome, right knee and left knee.
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