The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a thorough VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities, as well as additional medical records from VA providers.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee meniscectomy residuals, Right total knee arthroplasty residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143304
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied, except for an effective date of September 21, 2015, for the assignment of a noncompensable rating for right knee limitation of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee meniscectomy residuals and instability, as well as his claim for TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions from previous VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate retrospective opinions and inextricably intertwined issues.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was granted, with a maximum disability rating of 60 percent assigned for his right total knee arthroplasty residuals including post-operative right knee chondromalacia and traumatic arthritic changes for the period on and after August 13, 2010.
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