The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his left knee osteoarthritis, right wrist strain, patellar tracking disorder, and meniscus tear. Additional evidence was added since the July 2018 SOC, including VA medical records from April and June 2019, and a May 2019 VA examination record. The Veteran's claims will be remanded for further review of this additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence added since the July 2018 SOC may have an impact on the adjudication of the Veteran’s claims as it contains records related to his left knee and right wrist, including bilateral pain elicited by wrist on motion in June 2008 and a VA examination of the knees in May 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- patellar tracking disorder, right wrist strain, meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160992
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, chronic pain syndrome, sciatic radicular pain of both legs, traumatic brain injury (TBI), shin splints of both legs, thoracic spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right wrist strain, acne, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability or a link to service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right wrist strain, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the condition resulted from active duty service.
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