The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and development of his claims, including a right knee and scar examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather the evaluation and TDIU claim. The issues are related to the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and need further medical assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome status-post chondroplasty of the right knee, surgical scar of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160221
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Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for various right hip and knee conditions, as the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits prior to the assigned dates.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD has been dismissed.,An earlier effective date of September 29, 2015 has been granted for the 70 percent rating for PTSD.,An earlier effective date of September 29, 2015 has also been granted for TDIU.,Special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) has been granted from November 1, 2018.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of a surgical scar on the right knee due to incomplete records and further verification needed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and treatment records.
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