The Board has ordered reconsideration of the initial compensable disability ratings for status post medial meniscectomy and traumatic arthritis of the left knee. The veteran's appeal involves a determination regarding the baseline pre-existing disability prior to aggravation by his service-connected right knee disability, as well as his current level of impairment.
The deciding factor: The Board is remanding the case due to the need for clarification on the degree of baseline pre-existing left knee disability prior to aggravation and the veteran's current level of impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- status post medial meniscectomy of the left knee, traumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0716398
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis of the left knee and plantar fasciitis of the right foot prior to January 2, 2024, are being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The claim for TDIU is also being remanded as it was not raised by the Veteran prior to the September 2021 rating decision on appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including postoperative residuals of a left knee injury, traumatic arthritis of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the right knee, were found to be contributory causes of his death. As such, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee disabilities due to new evidence received since the last decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not due to service-connected disabilities, and the VA-prescribed medications did not result in an additional disability or death. The Board found that the medications prescribed for his service-connected conditions were not causally related to his death.
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