The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional evaluations and evidence to determine appropriate initial disability ratings and effective dates.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are inadequate, and the Veteran has provided new information suggesting his left knee disorder has worsened since the last examination in March 2016. Additionally, there may be outstanding treatment records that need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthrosis of the left knee, medial instability with knee joint osteoarthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18119382
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination, including records of a recent left knee injury and an updated VA examination.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's degenerative arthrosis of the left knee did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent evaluation, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, left knee degenerative arthrosis, and hallux rigidus with degenerative joint disease of the first metatarsal joint of the left great toe. The veteran's left knee condition was found to be unrelated to his service-connected disabilities.
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