The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent for each knee under Diagnostic Code 5260, due to limitation of flexion. The Board has remanded the issues regarding increased ratings.,The Veteran’s service-connected left shoulder arthritis is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient objective evidence of ankylosis, recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, dislocated semilunar cartilage, impairment of the tibia or fibula, or genu recurvatum to warrant additional ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5256-5263.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Left Knee Degenerative Arthritis with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18158018
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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.
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