The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are rated at 20 percent each, effective throughout. The case is remanded for further development regarding the right ankle disability and TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s knee disabilities have been shown to be due to service-connected conditions without any need for a presumption or secondary theory of connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee DJD (Degenerative Joint Disease), Right Knee DJD, Left Knee Osgood Schlatter's disease, Bilateral Knee Chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20062074
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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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