The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU were denied. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on existing medical records and previous examination results, without further evaluation or new evidence provided by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- arthralgia of right knee with degenerative joint disease, limitation of extension of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1636159
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the reduction of ratings for his knee conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the September 2023 VA examination and the need for a new examination, as well as addressing the Veteran's lay reports of effusion and clicking in his right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee and a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee, but no higher.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for limitation of extension of both the left and right knees for further development, including an adequate VA examination.
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