The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examination report did not comply with the December 2023 remand directives, as it failed to address certain aspects of the Veteran's medical history and symptoms without medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032935
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage in the right knee, effective August 2, 2017, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
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