The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional evaluations of her right and left knee iliotibial band syndrome. The combined evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has been in receipt of a compensable rating for generalized anxiety disorder, which renders moot the need to grant a 10 percent combined evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, Right knee iliotibial band syndrome, Left knee iliotibial band syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23065775
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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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