The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability, including pain and related conditions, may be related to his service-connected right ankle strain. The lumbar spine and PTSD disabilities are also being remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address whether the Veteran’s right knee disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle strain.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain, right knee osteoarthritis, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19144093
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.
- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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