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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908859
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Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0908859.
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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence and need for a new examination.
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