The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left knee is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and testing.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence, specifically range of motion findings and information about functional impairment, is required to properly evaluate the veteran's disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0525842
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee brace, which he uses to treat his service-connected gunshot wound residuals, tended to wear out or tear his clothing. The Board granted an annual clothing allowance for the 2018 calendar year for this brace.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations, service connection, and other issues are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of new evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, a gunshot wound to the left knee, residuals of open heart surgery with titanium plates, and bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's claims were based on his claimed in-service stressors as a POW in North Korea, but there was no credible evidence supporting these claims.
- Denied
The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's gunshot wound to the left knee, as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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