The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected total left knee replacement disability.
The deciding factor: The current medical evidence does not fully satisfy the requirements established in Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), which requires joint testing for pain on both active and passive motion, in weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of total left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036764
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected back condition was denied a higher rating prior to February 18, 2020 and after that date. The left knee conditions were also denied higher ratings.,A separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability from August 27, 2015 to June 4, 2017 was granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities and BPH as the appellant requested a withdrawal of all issues.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a total left knee replacement are currently rated at 60 percent, effective June 1, 2010. The claim for an increased rating for mood disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.
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