The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorders pre-existed service or were aggravated by it. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-existing right knee disorder, which would rebut the presumption of soundness at entry to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Internal Derangement, Right Knee Patellar Chondromalacia, Degenerative Joint Disease (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037338
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The right knee disabilities, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss are rated at 10 percent each.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, characterized by severe instability and noncompensable loss in range of motion on flexion, is granted a 30 percent rating effective April 29, 2009.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are outstanding VA treatment records and private treatment records related to the Veteran's right knee disability. The claims for increased rating and TDIU need to be remanded to obtain these records.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee internal derangement was granted a rating of 30 percent from October 22, 2012 to November 15, 2022.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee internal derangement is denied after November 15, 2022.
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