The Board remands the claim for a right knee condition to obtain an adequate medical nexus opinion.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error requires obtaining a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036123
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 a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the October 2023 and February 2024 rating decisions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to follow VA's claims processing rules.
- Granted
The veteran's service connection for right knee strain, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and osteoarthritis has been granted. These conditions are considered secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee strain.
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