The Board remands the issues of ratings for right and left knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, as well as initial ratings for right and left ankle strain residuals, to ensure a complete record is available.
The deciding factor: Further VA examinations are necessary due to deficiencies in the current examination reports regarding knee and ankle range of motion and functional loss.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, left knee chondromalacia with retropatellar pain syndrome, genu recurvatum, and meniscal repair residuals, right ankle strain residuals, left ankle strain residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25014283
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Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's right ankle posterior malleolus fracture deformity and left ankle strain residuals, as well as for consideration of a TDIU. The appeal is not about service connection at all.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his service-connected right and left knee, shin splints, and ankle strain residuals. The issues include rating adjustments and TDIU prior to July 6, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected right ankle posterior malleolus fracture deformity and left ankle strain residuals are being remanded for further evaluation due to the possibility of increased severity since the last VA examination in March 2017. Additional medical records, including from private healthcare providers, must be obtained.
- Granted
The Veteran's left cubital tunnel syndrome is granted as service connected. The extension of the temporary total disability rating for left knee degenerative joint disease under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 until January 31, 2007, is also granted.
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