The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected right knee disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA orthopedic examination.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and assessment are needed to determine the current severity of the veteran's right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of trauma to the right knee, medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014209
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability, including chondromalacia and medial meniscectomy post total knee replacement, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied a higher rating as the evidence does not show more than intermediate degrees of pain, weakness, or limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left knee disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected dizziness. The examiner must consider the Veteran's fall incidents and provide an opinion on the relationship between his knee disorders and his service-connected condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee disability, including patellofemoral syndrome and medial meniscectomy, is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a temporary total rating for three months based on his service-connected right knee strain and medial meniscectomy following surgery, with the condition that he must return to work after convalescence.
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