The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA examiners did not provide adequate assessments, particularly regarding the relationship between the Veteran's knee disabilities and her back and ankle conditions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant private records and request a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia with patellofemoral pain syndrome, postoperative, right knee, chondromalacia with patellofemoral pain syndrome, postoperative, left knee, low back disability (degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine), left ankle disability (tenosynovitis left posterior tibialis tendon)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24068041
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Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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