The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, effective from January 11, 2016. The Board has remanded the case for a new examination to assess the current severity of his right knee disability and for any outstanding treatment records to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires a new VA examination due to his testimony indicating worsening symptoms since the last VA examination in September 2017, as well as his indication that he is scheduled for a second surgery on his right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18117928
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's preexisting right knee disability was not worsened beyond natural progression during service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is dismissed. The Veteran's right knee replacement disability and lower extremity peripheral nerve disabilities are granted with increased ratings, but the Veteran does not meet criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left and right knee replacements, finding that there was no evidence of severe painful motion or weakness in either knee.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for right knee replacement, special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, and a total disability rating for individual unemployability.
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