The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of both his left and right knees due to insufficient medical evidence on file.
The deciding factor: The VA treatment records do not contain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s current knee disabilities, which is required under McLendon v. Nicholson (2006).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (left knee), Degenerative Joint Disease (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194411
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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 Veteran's right knee disability, including limited flexion and instability, is currently rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 20 percent for instability of the right knee prior to November 19, 2013 was granted. The claim for a higher rating for residuals of a right knee injury is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, as well as potential reconsideration of the TDIU claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and assigned an effective date of June 10, 2010. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for limitation of flexion and non-compensable for limitation of extension.
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