The Veteran's claims of increased evaluations for his right and left knee arthroplasty disabilities have been remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess current severity, as well as the need to obtain any relevant treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided evidence that his knee disabilities are service-connected under a presumption of service connection (e.g., Agent Orange exposure), and no such presumption is claimed. The appeal is solely about the evaluation for these disabilities based on their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthroplasty, Left Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1504066
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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