The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities. The issue of entitlement to TDIU will also be addressed.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to determine the current state of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities and their impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee residuals, fracture medial tibial plateau with arthritis, left knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529774
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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