The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to higher disability ratings for his service-connected right and left knee chondromalacia patella, as these issues were not fully addressed in previous decisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was needed to clarify whether the Veteran’s stable meniscal tears constituted meniscal conditions and to identify any symptoms attributable to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia of the right patella, Chondromalacia of the left patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014597
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, effective August 30, 2022. The claim for a higher rating remains pending and will be remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent for moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability. The RO reduced the rating to 10 percent effective January 19, 2021, based on painful motion of the knee under 38 C.F.R. § 4.59. The reduction is granted as it was not proper and void ab initio.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for chondromalacia of the right patella starting from August 13, 2021. He was also granted an initial 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee from February 11, 2011 to October 18, 2019.,The Veteran's recurrent patellar subluxation of the right knee is rated at a 10 percent since May 20, 2016.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU.
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