The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities are being remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorders, necessitating further evaluation and clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- residual right knee degenerative joint disease, right anterior cruciate ligament repair, moderate instability of the right knee, right knee surgical scars with tissue atrophy and disfigurement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1418849
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee conditions due to an inadequate VA examination in May 2018. The Veteran will need a new examination to determine the current nature and severity of his knee disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including ligament injury with unstable knee and surgical scars, is currently rated at 20 percent disabling. The issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for the surgical scars remains on appeal.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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