The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee disabilities and left hamstring tendonitis due to inadequate examination findings. The issues of TDIU are also deferred as inextricably intertwined with the remanded claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide adequate range of motion measurements during weightbearing and non-weightbearing conditions, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left hamstring tendonitis, right knee strain limitation of flexion, right knee strain instability with hamstring tendonitis, right knee strain, limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24017927
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of various joint and muscle conditions, including left shoulder strain, limitation of flexion; right shoulder strain, limitation of flexion; left elbow strain, limitation of flexion; right elbow strain, limitation of flexion; left knee strain, limitation of flexion; right knee strain, limitation of flexion; left thumb condition; left index finger condition; left long finger condition; left ring finger condition; and left pinky finger condition. The Board also denied earlier effective dates for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher initial rating for right knee strain, limitation of flexion and extension due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for tension headaches and a 50 percent rating for left knee strain, limitation of extension, while denying ratings in excess of 30 percent for TMJ and a compensable rating for alopecia areata. The decision also granted 20 percent ratings for left and right knee strains with limitations on flexion and extension.
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