The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to lack of compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's right knee disability is being evaluated again, and his TDIU issue will be reconsidered in light of these developments.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were issues with the previous VA examination that did not comply with the requirements set forth by Correia v. McDonald and Sharp v. Shulkin.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), right knee, Impairment of the right knee associated with DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149386
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for his right and left knee disabilities were denied. A separate rating of 20% was granted for the left knee semilunar cartilage dislocation starting from March 1, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, finding that DJD was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not otherwise related to any incident of service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service injury. However, the Veteran does not require regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for DJD, right knee and instability, right knee were denied as there is no evidence of more than slight instability or limitation of motion warranting a higher rating.
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