The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee disability is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete private treatment records are preventing a thorough evaluation of the Veteran’s right knee disability, necessitating their acquisition and further assessment by VA medical personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- ligamentous strain of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033275
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right knee ligament strain and instability have been granted a 10% disability rating, effective from March 30, 2012, through August 21, 2013. The appeal for higher ratings is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's right knee disability, including rating for ligamentous strain prior to August 22, 2013 and instability since that date. The missing private treatment records are noted as a reason for remand.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a hearing to be conducted at the RO before a member of the Board or via videoconference.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of the April 2007 private treatment record, February 19, 2004 letter from his attorney, and VA examinations related to his right knee disability and low back disability. The claims are also being remanded for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation for the service-connected right knee disability.
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