Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for an initial rating and TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to properly assess the Veteran's right knee disability and its impact on employability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar tendonitis with limited flexion/extension and Osgood Schlatter's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003538
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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