The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's knee disabilities for further development and readjudication. These include a request for higher ratings for left knee conditions, right knee flexion limitation, and other impairment of the left knee with recurrent instability.
The deciding factor: The decision was made due to new evidence being added to the claims file that requires additional review by the AOJ before final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the left knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD), left patella tendon tear with surgical repair, limitation of flexion of the right knee, other impairment of the left knee with recurrent instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24016399
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations on multiple knee conditions and bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chondromalacia of the left knee, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the presumptive period after service. The Board also noted that her medical discharge from service was due to pes planus and not any left knee condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his combined schedular ratings did not meet the threshold requirement for consideration of TDIU. The case was remanded multiple times and ultimately denied again.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for initial ratings of her left shoulder strain and cervical spine disability due to new evidence or further clarification from the AOJ.
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