The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected knee disabilities, as well as his claims for service connection for hip conditions and TDIU prior to April 4, 2016, require additional development. The effective dates of the granted benefits have not been established.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further examination is needed to address the etiology of the Veteran's hip conditions and whether his service-connected knee disabilities have aggravated his hip conditions beyond their natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability with osteoarthritis, left knee limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis, right knee instability with osteoarthritis, right knee limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19130813
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.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 40 percent rating for left knee instability with osteoarthritis and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for erectile dysfunction is dismissed as he withdrew his claim during the July 2017 Board hearing.,The Veteran’s claims of service connection for a right shoulder disability, pulmonary sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea), and right lower extremity nerve disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing secondary service connection theories.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for a pulmonary sleep disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence addressing the relationship between his obesity and service-connected disabilities, and whether it was caused or aggravated by his psychiatric disability.,The Veteran’s claim of service connection for a right lower extremity nerve disability is remanded as there is insufficient evidence regarding its current diagnosis and causation with his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The Veteran's claims of increased ratings for lumbar spine, left knee, right knee, left lower extremity sciatic nerve, and depression are all remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations addressing the functional impact on work from August 11, 2011 through September 2012.,The Veteran's claim of TDIU is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the increased rating claims and requires additional VA examination to address his employment status during the relevant period.
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