The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for back disability and increased rating for left knee disability prior to January 30, 2019. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of left total knee replacement from March 1, 2020 onwards is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were not fully addressed due to the need for further development and evidence collection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lateral meniscus, Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20002383
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.
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