The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent and the Board has remanded for further development regarding a TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The current rating does not meet criteria for higher ratings, but the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities impact her ability to work due to her left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132695
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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 Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his other conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for degenerative changes of the right wrist, left knee, and right knee were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable VA regulations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's knees are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his knee conditions.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis, right knee conditions, and left knee degenerative changes were denied as the evidence did not support higher evaluations.
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