The Veteran is seeking service connection for post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee, which he believes was caused by his service-connected left knee disability. The Board has determined that additional development is required to determine if the right knee disability is secondary to or aggravated by the left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not sufficiently address whether the Veteran's current right knee disability is causally related to his military service or was caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability (to include arthritis and any instability).
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1435142
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent, but no higher, on an extraschedular basis for post-traumatic arthritis of the right knee and denied special monthly compensation for loss of use of the right foot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, residuals of cholecystectomy, and TDIU due to service-connected disability. The claims are being remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records, a new examination, and potentially obtaining SSA records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that more recent VA examinations are needed due to the Veteran's testimony suggesting his disabilities have worsened since the last VA examinations. Additionally, new examination reports which comply with the Court’s rulings in Correia and Sharp must be completed on remand.
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