The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather an increased rating for pre-existing conditions and post-operative residuals. The case requires further evidence and evaluation before a final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of right knee degenerative joint disease, total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0507626
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for further development due to notification deficiencies and procedural issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased 20 percent ratings for limitation of motion of the left and right knees prior to their respective total knee replacements, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for instability of both knees and in excess of 30 percent for total knee replacements.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for further development, including obtaining additional VA and private medical records.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.
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