The Board has remanded two issues: a higher evaluation for osteoarthritis, residual of left knee injury and a higher evaluation for laxity of the left knee. The Veteran needs to undergo an additional VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: VA examiners need to obtain information from the Veteran regarding the severity, frequency, and duration of flare-ups, as well as precipitating and alleviating factors, and estimate the additional loss of range of motion during a flare-up based on all procurable information from the record, including the Veteran's own statements.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, residual of left knee injury, laxity of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148804
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee and low back disabilities have been granted, but his increased rating claims for these conditions are being remanded. Additionally, the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is still capable of sedentary work.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the left knee and laxity of the left knee were granted, with a disability rating of 20 percent for each condition effective March 19, 2019.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the left knee conditions prior to a decision being made, thus the appeal is dismissed.
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