The Board has remanded the claims for initial compensable evaluations for right and left knee tricompartmental arthritis with limitation of extension due to incomplete development in the current evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examination was not completed, and further clarification is needed on the basis for the evaluations assigned for each service-connected knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee tricompartmental arthritis, left knee tricompartmental arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115055
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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 Board has remanded the claim for further development, including a new VA orthopedic examination of the Veteran's right knee and consideration of other issues raised by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee tricompartmental arthritis is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his right and left knee tricompartmental arthritis have been withdrawn. As a result, the Board does not have jurisdiction to review these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
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