The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee tendinitis, right knee tendinitis, and right ankle tendinitis and strain due to lack of response regarding VA treatment records and need for new examinations.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because no response was received regarding VA treatment records and a request for new examinations was made by the Veteran's representative.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee tendinitis, right knee tendinitis, right ankle tendinitis and strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142678
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.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee tendinitis as secondary to left knee degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding several other claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including bronchial asthma, respiratory insufficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and functional abdominal pain syndrome. However, it granted service connection for right knee tendinitis, left knee tendinitis, and lumbosacral strain.
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