The Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for his right knee surgical scar and an evaluation greater than 10 percent for chronic synovitis of the right knee are remanded. The propriety of reducing his rating from 10% to zero percent effective February 1, 2016 is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims involve issues related to the severity and manifestations of service-connected conditions without any indication of a presumption or secondary service connection basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee surgical scar, Chronic synovitis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112525
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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