The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and right knee bipartite patella was denied in the September 2014 rating decision due to lack of evidence of a chronic disability caused or aggravated by service. The appeal is currently pending as the Veteran submitted an Intent to File on April 24, 2017.
The deciding factor: The AOJ found no medical evidence of any right knee disability that was caused or aggravated by service in the June 2014 rating decision and again denied the claim on the merits in September 2014. The Veteran did not appeal within one year, but new and material evidence was received within a year.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee bipartite patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124983
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee instability, and separate 40 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension prior to July 27, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain and denied or remanded the other issues on appeal.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals on April 28, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for additional development, specifically to obtain retrospective opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome during flareups.
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