The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient examination reports and the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's right knee disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it may be significantly impacted by the outcome of the increased rating issue.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the previous examinations did not adequately comply with VA examination requirements and failed to address functional loss due to pain during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18135078
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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 Board denied increased disability ratings for the right knee arthroplasty and right TKR, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating in either case.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right TKR is rated at 60 percent from August 1, 2018. The claim for a higher rating remains pending and will be remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran's right total knee replacement is still being evaluated for appropriate disability ratings.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right Total Knee Replacement (TKR).
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