The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right knee, left knee, and right ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has testified that all three of his disabilities have become worse since the last VA examination in 2008. The Board finds that an additional VA examination is necessary to clarify the current severity of his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee, degenerative joint disease, left knee, degenerative joint disease, right ankle, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1223722
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his left knee condition has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw the appeal during the hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further action is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left shoulder and bilateral knee disabilities, as the previous examinations do not accurately reflect their current state.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the TDIU claim for the period from June 17, 2008 to June 15, 2009 due to the finality of the previous decision and the need for extraschedular consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted entitlement to a TDIU.
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