The Veteran's increased rating for right total knee arthroplasty is remanded due to recent surgeries and the need for a new examination.
The deciding factor: Recent surgeries have occurred, requiring an updated assessment of the Veteran’s disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189050
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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