The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to comply with previous remand directives and to consider the requirements of 38 C.F.R. § 4.59 and VAOPGCPREC 9-98 for knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of a left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0102557
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was due to a homicide, not related to his service-connected left knee disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected post-operative residuals of a left knee injury was denied by the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and proper notice.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's increased rating claim for his service-connected left knee disability and also denied his claim for service connection of a right knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
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