The Board has remanded two claims for service connection for patellofemoral syndrome and strains of the right and left knees due to additional VA medical records being added to the claims file.
The deciding factor: Additional VA medical records were added to the claims file, including a January 2021 VA Knee and Lower Leg Examination, which need to be considered in readjudicating the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome, strain of the right knee, strain of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23057980
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his left knee disability, finding that a current disability is related to an in-service injury and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right, left knee conditions and back pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by active duty service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for a left knee condition (to include patellofemoral syndrome and DJD) is remanded for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his right knee disability, including a determination on the temporary total rating and a rating in excess of 10 percent. The issues are related to service connection under direct theory.
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