The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an orthopedic examination to assess the severity of his service-connected knee disabilities and any related instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has reported symptoms of instability in both knees but these have not been adequately addressed by previous examinations. An updated examination is necessary to determine the current state of his knee conditions and associated functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative left knee with degenerative joint disease, postoperative right knee with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1240267
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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 claim for a higher rating for his postoperative right knee with degenerative joint disease and instability was denied. The current ratings adequately reflect the severity of his disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination, outstanding VA treatment records, and VCAA notice deficiencies.
- Denied
The claim for an increased evaluation of the veteran's postoperative right knee with degenerative joint disease was denied due to his failure to appear for VA compensation examinations.
- Denied
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