The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for service-connected right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has provided new evidence indicating that his knees have deteriorated, necessitating an updated examination to assess their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- capsulitis of the right knee, postoperative degenerative arthritis of the right knee, capsulitis of the left knee, postoperative degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1012516
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the TDIU rating was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not warrant a higher schedular evaluation prior to December 29, 1993.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to assess the current severity of the veteran's left knee disability. The claim for increased ratings will be remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling him for VA medical examination of his bilateral knee and foot disabilities. The RO must also notify the veteran about the consequences of failing to report for the examinations.
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