The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation due to need for aid and attendance or housebound status is being remanded for additional examinations and development of medical records.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination to determine the current status of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on his ability to care for himself and whether he needs regular assistance from another person.
- Claimed conditions
- Major Depression with Anxiety, Left Total Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1136468
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's left total knee replacement with left knee arthritis and scar, status post left knee arthroscopy, are granted a disability rating of 60 percent effective February 28, 2025.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left total knee replacement, left knee limitation of flexion, and painful left knee scar are all denied. The maximum rating for left total knee replacement is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic code.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and major depression with anxiety were remanded due to insufficient development of the record.
- Granted
The Board has granted increased ratings of 60 percent for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
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