The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed for the claims of left knee degenerative changes and right knee scar, as well as the TDIU claim prior to September 15, 2016. The Veteran will need to provide authorization for VA to obtain private medical records from St. Clare's Hospital in Sussex, New Jersey, and any relevant VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed due to the lack of a supplemental statement of the case addressing the right knee scar and left knee degenerative changes, as well as the need for another examination of the left knee. The Veteran also needs to provide authorization for VA to obtain private medical records from St. Clare's Hospital in Sussex, New Jersey, and any relevant VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative changes, right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18125341
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected right knee scar was withdrawn by the Veteran and his authorized representative.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for migraine headaches, service connection for a lower back condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition, service connection for a right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition, and service connection for a right lower extremity nerve condition as secondary to the Veteran's claimed lower back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right knee scar. The RO must attempt to obtain all available private treatment records from the Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic.
- Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities, and a TDIU is granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and effective dates related to his bilateral leg conditions.,The Veteran was granted a TDIU rating as of October 6, 2011, based on his service-connected disabilities.
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