The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (right knee arthritis and left knee DJD) have impacted his ability to maintain substantially gainful employment, necessitating a referral for extraschedular TDIU consideration.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows that the Veteran’s bilateral knee conditions negatively impact his ability to perform occupational tasks requiring squatting, kneeling, climbing, prolonged walking, or prolonged standing.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right knee, DJD of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145995
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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted ratings for his left and right knee disabilities, as well as special monthly compensation and TDIU.
- Dismissed
The appeals for increased ratings have been dismissed due to the appellant's death.
- Denied
The Board denied initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for various disabilities, including DJD of the right knee, postoperative meniscal tear of the right knee, DJD of the left knee, DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, DJD of the right ankle, rotator cuff tear of the right shoulder, DJD of the left hip, surgical scars on the left thigh, left knee, lumbosacral spine, and right knee.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for DJD of the bilateral hands, left knee, and left shoulder as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis.
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