The veteran seeks an increased rating for his service-connected left knee total knee replacement, currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The case is being remanded to comply with the VCAA and provide additional medical examination.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to ensure that all relevant evidence has been obtained and considered in making a decision on the increased rating claim for the veteran's service-connected left knee total knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0433255
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from May 19, 2017 to June 4, 2017 as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for residuals of left total knee replacement from February 1, 2024 is denied as the evidence does not show chronic severe painful motion or weakness in the left lower extremity.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various knee and hip replacements due to the appellant's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in the February 2013 VA examiner's report, which inaccurately described the Veteran’s in-service left knee diagnosis as retropatellar pain syndrome. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current left knee disability (diagnosed as left TKR).
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