The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disability ratings due to insufficient information from previous VA examinations regarding flare-ups and their impact on range of motion. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient detail about the effect of flare-ups on the Veteran's knee function and range of motion, as required by court precedent.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee plica surgery, total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177453
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 Board granted increased 20 percent ratings for limitation of motion of the left and right knees prior to their respective total knee replacements, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for instability of both knees and in excess of 30 percent for total knee replacements.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for total left knee replacement and moderate osteoarthritis of the right knee, to include as secondary to a service-connected condition. The Board also denied effective dates prior to September 22, 2022, for certain disability ratings.
- Granted
The veteran's effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits is granted as of January 8, 2020.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD rating is increased to 70% but not higher. The veteran also qualifies for total disability individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the PTSD.
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