The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for quadriceps tendonitis, claimed secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, due to the AOJ's failure to adjudicate it properly.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the AOJ's failure to satisfy a regulatory duty as per Chisholm v. Collins, 38 Vet. App. 140 (2025).
- Claimed conditions
- quadriceps tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089526
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability, characterized by partial medial meniscectomy with chondromalacia and quadriceps tendonitis, did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent. The Board also noted that there was evidence of degenerative arthritis of the left knee, which warranted a separate 10 percent evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's right knee disability is being remanded for further examination and evaluation due to incomplete medical records and the need to address his complaints of worsening symptoms.
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