The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities following total knee replacements, as well as any outstanding VA treatment records should be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, status post total knee replacement, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee, status post total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909222
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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
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