The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. His TDIU claim will also be adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for updated medical evidence and a comprehensive VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities, as well as to address the Veteran's TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative joint disease with limited extension, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right knee degenerative joint disease with limited extension, right knee degenerative joint disease with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804813
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability, an increased rating of 30 percent for the left ankle disability from August 8, 2022, and a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing disorder, dry eye disorder, and urinary disorder. Tinnitus was granted, but the Veteran's left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease with instability, right shoulder bicipital tendonitis, and left shoulder bicipital tendonitis do not warrant increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeal regarding the left knee scars and has remanded several other issues for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the TDIU claim for further development due to incomplete employment history and functional limitations of service-connected right knee disabilities.
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