The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and a VA examination. The case will also be referred to the VA Director of Compensation and Pension Services for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence and information are needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1504043
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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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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip disability and right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if his current hip and knee conditions are related to his military service.
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