The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are being remanded due to inadequate examinations. The left knee and back disabilities need further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address the severity of the Veteran's symptoms, including flare-ups and functional loss, over the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar pain syndrome, left knee, laminectomy and diskectomy residuals, lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24050169
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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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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations. The Veteran is required to attend new VA examinations to assess his service-connected lumbar spine and left knee disabilities.
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