The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination reports, and a new VA examination is required to determine the current level of severity of the Veteran's right knee chondromalacia.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the VA examination reports did not contain findings consistent with the requirements outlined in Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia of the patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19192993
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee chondromalacia of the patella and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and bronchitis were also denied, while other claims for service connection and increased ratings were remanded.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeals for higher ratings and service connection were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and new evidence received since the last Supplement Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee chondromalacia is now pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right knee chondromalacia of the patella, and sleep apnea (also claimed as sleep disorder, jerking and restlessness) is remanded.,An effective date earlier than September 26, 2011 for the grant of service connection for PTSD is dismissed.
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