The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating and TDIU due to his service-connected left knee disability. A new VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran’s left knee disability remains unknown, necessitating a new VA examination to assess its current state.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the left knee with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20063593
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and an increased rating for his left knee disability. The TDIU claim was also remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.
- Granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for symptomatic removal of the semilunar cartilage in the left knee as of February 17, 2012. The Veteran's chondromalacia with degenerative arthritis and medial meniscal tear was previously evaluated at 10 percent based on limitation of motion.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the service-connected residuals of a right medial meniscectomy, effective from the date of the decision. The ratings for the service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee with degenerative arthritis and left knee with degenerative arthritis remain at 20 percent and 10 percent respectively.
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