The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected right knee disability is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, providing good cause for not reporting.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of post-operative removal of medial meniscus of the right knee, severe degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1326387
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, any injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active service. The cause of death was determined to be arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease and severe degenerative arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records and schedule the appellant for a VA examination to assess his current right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence submitted by the appellant, which was not previously considered. The claim will be reviewed again and a supplemental statement of the case will be issued.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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