The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives. The right knee disabilities need further examination, and the TDIU claim may require extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: Previous remand directives were not substantially complied with, necessitating a new examination of the Veteran's right knee disabilities and potential extraschedular TDIU consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Post-Surgery with Instability, Traumatic Arthritis, Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20058277
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to inadequate examination for assessing his knee disabilities, including instability.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, which includes traumatic arthritis following total knee replacement and revision surgery, does not meet the criteria for a rating greater than 30 percent. The evidence shows that his range of motion is within normal limits with no significant functional loss or weakness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disorder and obtain any outstanding medical records. The Veteran will be provided an opportunity to identify any relevant healthcare providers who have treated him.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, rated as traumatic arthritis with edema and status post patellectomy, is currently rated at 20 percent. The VA examiner found that the range of motion was from 0 to 110 degrees, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
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