The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee patellar tendonitis is related to his service or aggravated by his right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner failed to provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran’s left knee patellar tendonitis was caused by his service or aggravated by his right knee disability, which is necessary for determining service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125203
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disability, left ankle peroneal tendonitis, right ankle sprain, left knee patellar tendonitis, and right knee patellar tendonitis as the evidence did not show an event or injury in active service, or a line-of-duty determination for the Veteran's National Guard training.
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