The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for osteochondritis dessicans of the left knee due to additional development being required, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: An addendum medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's preexisting left knee condition was aggravated during or by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteochondritis dessicans of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20043603
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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 Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a back injury is supported by medical evidence and his statements. For his osteochondritis dessicans of the left knee, the Board grants an initial rating of 10 percent as there is some limitation of motion but no compensable x-ray findings.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 20 percent effective May 26, 2010. The rating is based on osteochondritis dessicans with instability and x-ray evidence of arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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