The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability due to its impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left total knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1504707
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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.
- Dismissed
The proposed reduction of the Veteran's left total knee arthroplasty rating from 30 percent to 10 percent is dismissed as it was only a proposal and not an actual decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 17, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left total knee arthroplasty, considering his service-related activities and post-service history.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as he is capable of sedentary work.
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