The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, specifically obtaining federal records from Social Security Administration.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as there may be relevant SSA records that could impact the Veteran’s claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee limitation of extension, Right lower extremity scars, Left upper thigh scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20001013
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 Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities alone were of such nature and severity to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's left hamstring and right knee conditions, as well as a TDIU claim.
- Granted
The Board granted separate 10 percent disability ratings for right knee limitation of extension and flexion prior to May 26, 2010.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder strain, right knee limitation of flexion and extension, post operative residuals, right knee meniscectomy, and right knee scars. The veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from May 23, 2020.
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