The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound due to inadequate notice of scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive adequate notice of the scheduled VA examinations, which is a requirement for proper adjudication of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patellae, any other right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22068336
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for higher ratings for left and right knee conditions is remanded. The Board will obtain a new examination to determine the severity of these service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee chondromalacia patellae, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee condition and its relationship to her military service. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to provide an opinion on whether her current conditions are related to her active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the issues of propriety of the rating reductions for left and right hip snapping syndrome, as well as remanded several other issues including a TDIU claim. The Veteran's representative withdrew his appeals regarding these issues prior to the promulgation of a decision.
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