The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his service-connected left and right knee disabilities, as well as the claim for a right shoulder disability, are being remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The VA will obtain missing service treatment records and personnel records, schedule new examinations, and attempt to obtain any outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The previous examination reports were not in compliance with recent court decisions regarding joint testing requirements (Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016)) and did not provide necessary information for assessing the functional impairment caused by the disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with degenerative arthritis, right knee strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140620
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate examinations. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as the AOJ did not assist in its development.
- Denied
The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the January 6, 2016 rating decision denying service connection for left knee osteoarthritis. The Veteran's claim was subsequently granted with effective date of July 13, 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to consider additional evidence submitted after the initial rating decisions.,Service connection claims for a left knee disability, lumbosacral spine disability, and lower extremity neuropathies require further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet.
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