The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected right knee disabilities are being remanded to allow for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed due to the lack of necessary findings in the previous examinations and to obtain all outstanding pertinent records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee arthroscopic release with chronic synovitis, symptomatic patellar chondromalacia, chronic tendinitis, and possible meniscal tear, right knee patellar subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1710194
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for hysterectomy prior to June 3, 2019 is denied. Beginning June 3, 2019, the Veteran is granted a rating of 50 percent for her service-connected hysterectomy. The claim for TDIU is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected left and right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from performing her current job as a Resident Assistant with the Federal Indian Health Service, and she is currently employed in an occupation for which she was previously found rehabilitated. The Board finds that the criteria for additional vocational rehabilitation under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 have not been met.
- Granted
The Board has restored the original disability ratings of 20 percent for right and left knee patellar subluxation, effective from January 1, 2015.
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