The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the assignment of a higher rating for his left knee disability, which was granted in August 2009. The RO attempted to obtain treatment records from the Wilmington VA Medical Center but did not attempt to obtain records from the Delaware VAMC.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that the Veteran's claim may be eligible for an earlier effective date due to his filing of a claim at the Philadelphia VA hospital in late 1972 or early 1973, and requests have been made by the RO to determine if he had service connection for a left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee mechanical derangement, left knee anterior cruciate insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1513392
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional records and clarification of certain terms used in a VA Form 10-7131 dated October 12, 1973. The Veteran's claim is not about service connection but rather an effective date for his increased rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to incomplete records from his VA Medical Center in Wilmington, Delaware for 1972-1973. The case is now pending again with instructions to obtain these records and consider the claim.
- 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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