The Board has determined that further development is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disabilities, including a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified at a hearing and provided evidence indicating his condition may have worsened since previous examinations. The Board finds this warrants additional evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative changes, painful and limited flexion of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164871
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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 case is remanded for further evidentiary development, including the scheduling of an in-person examination or a retrospective estimate from an examiner based on a review of the records.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for right knee degenerative changes and status post left leg compartment release, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.,Service connection for hearing loss is denied as the Veteran does not meet the regulatory requirements for hearing loss under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.
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