The Veteran's effective date for DEA benefits is granted as of February 10, 2014.,The Veteran's TDIU claim and increased rating claim for a right knee disability are denied prior to February 10, 2014.,The Veteran’s right knee replacement on an extraschedular basis is remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The effective date of DEA benefits was granted based on the Veteran's permanent total service-connected disability as of September 28, 2017. The Board found that February 10, 2014, was a more appropriate effective date for DEA benefits.,The TDIU claim and increased rating claim were denied prior to February 10, 2014, because the Veteran did not submit claims earlier than February 10, 2014. The Board found that the right knee disability is the primary cause of the Veteran's unemployability.,The right knee replacement on an extraschedular basis was remanded due to a duty-to-assist error in obtaining an October 2014 VA examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- ischiorectal fistula, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19001369
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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