The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, including those pertaining to his bilateral knee chondromalacia, right wrist fracture, and TDIU. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the pending claim of whether a valid notice of disagreement was filed regarding these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's September 24, 2004 correspondence should be considered as a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) and remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case to determine if it was timely filed.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia, degenerative joint disease (DJD), right wrist fracture, instability due to chondromalacia, degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162256
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a readjudication of the claim for service connection for right knee disorder. The claims for right leg shortening are remanded due to their inextricability with the right knee disorder claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for right wrist fracture, left thumb pain, and tinnitus were granted with an effective date of January 2, 2024.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial rating for left knee disability, characterized by painful motion but not ankylosis, flexion limited to 45 degrees or less, extension of 10 degrees or greater, instability, or subluxation, was denied as his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability is not productive of actual or functional flexion limited to 30 degrees, extension limited to 10 degrees, lateral instability or recurrent subluxation, ankylosis, impairment of the tibia and fibula, dislocated semilunar cartilage, symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage, or genu recurvatum. Therefore, his claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent is denied.
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