The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for osteochondritis dissecans of both knees due to a failure to obtain VA medical records from Montrose, New York.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to request and obtain VA medical records from Montrose VAMC that were requested by the Veteran in his claims filings.
- Claimed conditions
- osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee, osteochondritis dissecans of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20043698
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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.
- Dismissed
All claims were dismissed without prejudice due to the veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected lower back disability, right knee instability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and determining if there are any new or material pieces of evidence that could support reopening of his claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee is being remanded due to inadequate compliance with a previous Board directive to schedule him for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
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