The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected degenerative arthritis in both knees are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA joints examination.
The deciding factor: The current level of symptomatology needs to be assessed as it may affect the evaluation under the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, right knee, degenerative arthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125493
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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
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