The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete VA records and the need for additional development of his claims, including a psychiatric disorder claim.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for an addendum VA examination are identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total left knee arthroplasty, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1550597
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for the service-connected left and right knee disabilities, as well as the issues of entitlement to a TDIU due to service-connected disability and special monthly compensation (SMC), to include based on the regular need for the aid and attendance of another person or on account of being housebound.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for status post total right and left knee arthroplasty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD has been dismissed.,An earlier effective date of September 29, 2015 has been granted for the 70 percent rating for PTSD.,An earlier effective date of September 29, 2015 has also been granted for TDIU.,Special monthly compensation (SMC) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) has been granted from November 1, 2018.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals.
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