The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, chronic low back strain, and a neck injury due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain additional medical opinions addressing direct and secondary service connection, as well as to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, chronic low back strain, neck injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065414
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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for effective dates prior to September 27, 2024, for the awards of service connection for various knee and back conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for separate awards of service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability.
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