The Veteran's left knee subluxation and left calf injury with tendonitis/tendinosis are being remanded for further evaluation due to the possibility of worsening since his last examination in November 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran argues that his disabilities have worsened since his last examination, necessitating a new examination to assess current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee subluxation, residuals of injury to left calf with knee tendonitis/tendinosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19162979
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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 earlier effective dates of service connection for the veteran's left knee strain extension, right knee strain extension, left knee strain flexion, right knee strain flexion, left knee subluxation, right knee subluxation, left shoulder strain, and tinnitus back to February 16, 2023.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for the service connection of left knee subluxation and left knee joint osteoarthritis was dismissed due to untimely filing.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee subluxation effective July 27, 2023, and TDIU. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for right knee instability effective September 26, 2023, and granted an initial 40 percent rating for left knee extension. The other claims were denied.
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