The Board remands the issue of service connection for right knee tendinitis to obtain a secondary service connection opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2016 service treatment note was found to be an error, and no evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's active service and his right knee disability. A complete opinion regarding whether the right knee disability is secondary to the now-service-connected left knee disability is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071320
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee tendinitis as secondary to left knee degenerative arthritis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, while remanding several other claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including bronchial asthma, respiratory insufficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and functional abdominal pain syndrome. However, it granted service connection for right knee tendinitis, left knee tendinitis, and lumbosacral strain.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder (tinea cruris) and an initial rating of 30 percent for left shoulder impingement syndrome, but denied other claims including those for back disability, psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, and various knee and ear conditions.
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