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
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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