The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected degenerative arthritis, right knee, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to evaluate his current level of severity for these disabilities. If denied, the case should be returned to the Board.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is needed due to incomplete information and requires clarification regarding the severity of the Veteran's knee disability and its impact on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20031968
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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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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