The Board has remanded the cases due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding the bilateral knee and TDIU issues. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of the knees are being reviewed for proper disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The examination reports do not comply with the prior Remand instructions, requiring another examination to ensure that the disability ratings assigned adequately compensate the Veteran for his disabilities of the right and left knees.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the left knee, left knee arthritis with chondromalacia and limited motion, meniscal tear, left knee, chondromalacia of the right knee, right knee arthritis with chondromalacia and limited motion, left knee instability, right knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21042374
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, left knee arthritis, and bilateral knee instability. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay evidence regarding the onset of symptoms in service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal as to the issues of entitlement to increased disability ratings for left foot metatarsalgia, tinnitus, left wrist disability, right foot plantar warts, and for service connection for right foot plantar warts at a September 2024 hearing. Service connection was granted for migraines.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, leading to a TDIU rating.
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