The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests that the Veteran's knee disabilities have worsened since the last examinations. The AOJ must obtain complete VA treatment records from May 2012 and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to evaluate the current severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee medial meniscetomy chondromalacia patella, left knee medial meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1553987
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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 claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted. The Veteran is now entitled to a 10 percent rating for left hip limitation of extension, a 10 percent rating for right hip limitation of extension, a 40 percent rating for left hip flexion from May 18, 2016, and a 30 percent rating for right hip flexion from May 18, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has restored a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of left knee medial meniscectomy under Diagnostic Code 5259, effective September 28, 2015. The Veteran's appeal is also remanded to obtain new VA examinations and implement the award of a separate 10 percent rating for limitation of flexion.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee medial meniscectomy residuals are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to his symptoms and current range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to address certain issues in the decision.
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