The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the failure to appear for a scheduled VA examination. The case will be readjudicated after attempting to reschedule the examination and obtaining any additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination, which was necessary to evaluate his left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee traumatic arthritis with limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1003991
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee arthritis with limitation of motion was rated at 10 percent prior to July 16, 2010, and increased to 40 percent effective from July 16, 2010.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability was denied an increased rating, and a 10 percent evaluation for instability was granted from the date of claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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