The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection due to new evidence of worsening knee disabilities and potential secondary thigh disorders. The claims are being remanded for additional examinations and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated examination reports and medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee conditions and whether any thigh disorders are related to or aggravated by those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- patellar tendon rupture of the bilateral knees, patellar degenerative joint disease (knee disability), bilateral thigh disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22052059
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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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