The Veteran's muscle group XIV injury, muscle group XIII injury, and right knee traumatic arthritis are all rated at 40 percent. The issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple distinct injuries that require separate ratings under different diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Muscle Group XIV injury, Muscle Group XIII injury, Right knee traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188868
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied, except for an effective date of September 21, 2015, for the assignment of a noncompensable rating for right knee limitation of extension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for left knee anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent. The right knee issues were remanded for further examination.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 30, 2011, warranting a TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) prior to April 13, 2018.
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