The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent prior to March 7, 2011 and a separate rating of 10 percent for instability is granted. A higher rating is not warranted.,From May 1, 2012 onwards (excluding the period of temporary total rating), the Veteran's right knee disability post-total knee arthroplasty was rated at 30 percent. The Board has remanded this issue.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261, as there is no limitation of motion or instability that warrants a higher rating.,There are no chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the right knee post-total knee arthroplasty, which would warrant a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Changes, Right Total Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18129619
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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: Granted
Effective September 1, 2019, the Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored a 60 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right total knee arthroplasty, effective April 1, 2021, as the evidence did not show material improvement in the disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an effective date earlier than May 1, 2020 for the assignment of a 60 percent disability rating for the service-connected right total knee arthroplasty and for the grant of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU). The remand is due to issues with the adequacy of the January 2020 VA examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted increased ratings of 60 percent for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, effective from the date of the decision. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
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