The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for her left knee disability and for a TDIU due to the need for additional development of medical records and opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and review of medical evidence to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability and its impact on her ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, MCL sprain, patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22031535
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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 for service connection for patellar tendonitis of the left and right knees were dismissed due to untimely filings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a compensable rating for hypertension and remanded the issues of increased ratings for left knee, right knee, and bilateral hearing loss disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lower back traumatic arthritis is rated at 40 percent, and the knee disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for entitlement to TDIU. The Board has remanded the matter to the VA's Director of Compensation Service for consideration of a TDIU pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
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