The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome to obtain a supplemental VA opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions, without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary as the October 2023 VA examination did not adequately consider all of the Veteran's symptomology associated with knee disabilities and failed to provide an estimate of range of motion findings without considering the ameliorative effects of medication, which is required for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25025042
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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent or an earlier effective date.
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