The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to his request. The issues include total disability rating based on individual unemployability, increased evaluation for left knee conditions, and an increase in the initial evaluation of limited flexion in the left knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board hearing which must be scheduled as per regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left medial meniscus tear, degenerative arthritic changes, limited flexion, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1530672
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritic changes were productive of forward flexion to less than 30 degrees, warranting a 40 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his left knee strain with degenerative arthritic changes and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is being remanded due to the VA Regional Office not having considered a recent VA-contracted examination in their decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, finding that there was no continuity of symptoms after service and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and in-service injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating of his service-connected lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative arthritic changes due to insufficient findings during a flare-up.
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