The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and updated VA treatment records. The claim for TDIU is also before the Board.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered in determining the appropriate rating for the right knee disability and whether entitlement to TDIU should be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee lateral meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748375
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right knee disability to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and explaining the etiology of her additional right knee injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability due to its change in state since her last examination.
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The Board has deferred the decision on entitlement to additional VA compensation for a dependent spouse pending the assignment of an initial disability evaluation for the low back disability and the adjudication of the TDIU claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the cause of his left knee DJD and assess the current severity of his service-connected right knee lateral meniscal tear.
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