The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to incomplete VA examinations, specifically regarding instability of the Veteran's right and left ankle joints and right knee.
The deciding factor: Incomplete VA examination results led to a remand as per the Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR).
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle sprain with degenerative arthritis, right ankle sprain with degenerative arthritis, patella tendonitis with history of Osgood-Schlatter disease of the right knee, dislocation of semilunar cartilage of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23025260
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent from December 11, 2013 to November 5, 2014 and from January 1, 2015 to June 7, 2021 and in excess of 30 percent from June 8, 2021 for service-connected patella tendonitis with history of Osgood-Schlatter disease of the right knee. The Board also denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent from December 11, 2013 to November 5, 2014 for dislocation of semilunar cartilage of the right knee but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for instability of the right knee.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected disabilities, including right shoulder impingement syndrome, lumbosacral strain, left and right ankle sprains with degenerative arthritis, left and right knee retropatellar pain syndromes with degenerative arthritis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae with acne keloidalis nuchae.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle, knee, and hip disabilities are being remanded for further development due to inadequate examinations at the time of the initial decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's application for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not have any service-connected disability that meets the criteria for such benefits.
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