The Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 30 percent for total left knee arthroplasty and for a temporary total rating for left knee arthroplasty revision are being remanded due to the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Total left knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183536
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 service connection for a lumbosacral strain and related conditions, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities from January 1, 2016.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for residuals of a total left knee arthroplasty, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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