The Board has remanded the claims for a separate compensable evaluation for dislocated semiluar cartilage and residual effects of the right knee, symptomatic removal of semiluar cartilage of the right knee, and service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected right knee patellofemoral syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examinations were internally inconsistent and inadequate, requiring additional opinions on whether the Veteran has or had a meniscus condition in his right knee and if so, what type of condition it is (dislocated semiluar cartilage or removal).
- Claimed conditions
- dislocated semilunar cartilage, residual effects of the right knee, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057187
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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
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