The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as per the Court’s decisions in Correia and Sharp regarding range of motion testing during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left knee medial meniscus tear repair, limited extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20007334
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 claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee conditions, as well as a compensable rating for scars of the right knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the increased rating claims for service-connected disabilities of both knees to ensure compliance with its previous remand instructions.
- Denied
The Board denied all increased ratings for the veteran's lumbosacral strain and knee conditions, finding that the criteria for higher ratings were not met.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating greater than 10 percent for limited flexion and extension of both knees from October 20, 2015 to March 12, 2017 was denied. However, the veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for limitation of flexion and extension of both knees from March 13, 2017 to March 27, 2024. The claim for an increased rating greater than 20 percent beginning March 28, 2024 was remanded.
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