The Board has granted a temporary total disability rating for right knee surgery from November 15, 2012 to April 23, 2013. The case is being remanded due to the need for an additional VA examination of the Veteran's left knee.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need for convalescence following right knee surgery and a temporary total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30(a)(1). The case is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the current severity of the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178054
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 a rating of 20 percent for left knee chondromalacia but denied service connection for body arthritis and left lower extremity neuropathy. The claims for service connection for left hip/knee disability and right hip disability were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right seronegative inflammatory arthritis, and assigned ratings of 20% to 30% for right knee instability, and 10% for left knee instability. The claims for increased ratings for patellofemoral pain syndrome and chondromalacia were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions are rated as noncompensable, and a separate rating for limited flexion is granted. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU remain pending.
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