The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess his right knee disability, including instability and arthritis. The issue of whether separate evaluations for limitation of flexion and extension due to arthritis are appropriate will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional development to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions and to adjudicate an inextricably intertwined issue regarding the Veteran's right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative medial collateral ligament, anterior cruciate ligament, and meniscal repair of the right knee, arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1126426
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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 Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and patellofemoral syndrome. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
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