The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for post-operative residuals of the right knee and TDIU due to missing VA treatment records. The Veteran must provide updated VA treatment records from April 2012 to November 2016, as well as any records since January 2018. Additionally, a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his service-connected right knee disability. The TDIU claim has also been raised and needs further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are missing VA treatment records for the Veteran's right knee disability and TDIU claims, necessitating their retrieval and review.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125110
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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
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for post-operative residuals of the right knee and instability of the right knee, both prior to July 22, 2013. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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