The Veteran's reduction of his rating from 10 percent to 0 percent for right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease was not proper, and the 10 percent rating is restored.,A separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability ratings were reduced without sufficient evidence of improvement in his condition, necessitating a remand to reassess the current severity of his right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Patellofemoral Syndrome, Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195918
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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.
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