The Veteran's appeal is about the rating for his left knee extension disability, which was previously rated as 0 percent. The Board has decided to remand this issue due to lack of recent clinical records and a need for an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the absence of recent medical evidence and the need for a current evaluation of the Veteran's left knee extension disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18146279
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and an earlier effective date of May 14, 2018, for radiculopathy right lower extremity. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee extension was rated at 10 percent prior to September 30, 2021. After that date, the rating remained at 10 percent as there is no evidence of limitation of extension reaching 15 degrees.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings on his left shoulder and knee disabilities have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of higher initial ratings for limitation of flexion, extension, and instability of the left knee.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee extension is rated at a non-compensable level due to limited range of motion.,Left knee instability was not shown prior to May 24, 2021. From that date onwards, the Veteran is entitled to a rating in excess of 20 percent for moderate instability and in excess of 30 percent for severe instability.
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