The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10% for instability and extension, but the Board has found that separate ratings are warranted. The case is remanded to determine if a higher rating can be assigned.
The deciding factor: Separate ratings are warranted due to instability and limited extension of the left knee.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee collateral ligament strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20045080
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee disability, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current condition is related to his military service. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete records and inadequate attempts to obtain private medical records. The Veteran's left knee disability is also being examined as part of this process.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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