The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary as per the requirements of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) and other relevant regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- internal derangement of the right knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1331278
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee conditions and left knee genu recurvatum.
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