The Board has determined that additional development is required for the issues of entitlement to initial increased disability ratings for service-connected iliotibial band syndrome of the right and left knees. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 Board remand specified a new VA examination, but no such examination was conducted or documented in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- iliotibial band syndrome of the right knee, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20045976
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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 claims for residuals of a right rib fracture and dermatophytosis (claimed as eczema) have been granted. Claims for hyperlipidemia, elevated liver enzymes, posttraumatic stress disorder, alopecia totalis, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, cervical spine disability, voiding dysfunction, benign neoplasm of the skin, right ankle disability, right elbow disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been denied. The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity secondary to service-connected spinal stenosis are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed iliotibial band syndrome of the right knee is related to his service-connected low back disability with right lower extremity radiculopathy, weakness and atrophy.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and right hand disability were granted initial ratings of 20 percent, while the iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee was found to warrant a non-compensable rating. Lower extremity radiculopathy associated with lumbosacral strain was not separately rated.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated as noncompensable since the effective date of service connection. The RO granted a 10 percent rating for iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, effective July 16, 2004.
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