The Veteran's appeal involves three issues: a claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gunshot wound to the left leg, a request for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disability, and a dispute over the effective date for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee. The case is being remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not substantially comply with its January 2010 remand directives and thus the claims must be returned for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound (GSW) of the left leg, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1205412
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include generalized anxiety disorder, and left ear hearing loss. Other claims were denied or remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's ED is related to his service-connected conditions, specifically chondromalacia of the right knee and degenerative joint disease of the left knee.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of February 22, 2017 for both the TDIU and DEA benefits based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and issues related to left knee genu recurvatum. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a medical opinion regarding the right knee meniscal tear and adjudicate the issue of left knee genu recurvatum.
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