The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are evaluated as 10 percent disabling. However, a separate 10 percent rating is granted for each knee instability. The Board finds that additional development is needed prior to final adjudication of the remaining claim for service connection for a back disability.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed due to inadequate examination in March 2014 and failure to consider continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome with Patellofemoral Dysfunction and Chronic Arthralgias"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome with Patellofemoral Dysfunction and Chronic Arthralgias"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180413
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
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