The case is remanded for additional development, including a medical examination to determine if the Veteran incurred additional disability as a proximate result of left knee surgeries.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and an examination are needed to address the Veteran's claims regarding leg length discrepancy and foot turn.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a left total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908859
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent evaluation for the residuals of a left total knee replacement from July 1, 2019, to December 12, 2019, and denied an evaluation in excess of 60 percent for the same period. The Board also granted a 70 percent evaluation for adjustment disorder with depressed mood.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities have been denied increased ratings. The left knee conditions are rated at 20 percent for instability and 10 percent for limitation of motion prior to April 11, 2016. Since June 1, 2017, the Veteran is rated at 30 percent for residuals of a total knee replacement.
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