The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is required to determine the current severity of the Veteran's conditions, including the need for a new examination to assess his right thumb injury.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of extension, right knee osteoarthritis, residuals of right knee anterior cruciate ligament repair with scars (instability), limitation of right knee flexion, residual ACL repair scars, right thumb injury, status post radial collateral ligament reconstruction with repair of the volar plate with scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20059306
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for additional development, including an examination to address the Veteran's knee disabilities and obtain updated treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for allergic rhinitis, left thumb laceration residuals, and other lower extremity disabilities have been granted. The Board has also remanded the Veteran's increased rating claims and requests for compensable ratings for his service-connected scars and migraines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings related to his right knee and thumb disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
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