The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee disability and has remanded his claims regarding left knee limitation of flexion, dysthymic disorder, and GAD. The issues are related to service connection.
The deciding factor: The May 2017 VA examination did not address whether the Veteran’s left knee disorder was aggravated by his right knee disability as required by 38 C.F.R. § 3.310.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Limitation of Flexion, Dysthymic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18152413
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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 service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to obtain records from Holly Hill Hospital. The Veteran was previously denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including GAD.
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