The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and readjudication due to missing VA treatment records, authorization for private medical records, and a missed scheduled examination. The issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected right knee patella alta and entitlement to TDIU have been raised.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded as the Veteran has not provided necessary authorizations for VA treatment records and private medical records, and missed a scheduled examination. The issues on appeal include an increased rating claim and a TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patella alta
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068404
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right knee patella alta and TDIU due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right knee patella alta condition is being remanded for further evaluation, and the TDIU issue is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the right knee rating issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a higher initial rating for right knee patella alta and TDIU due to service-connected disability because further development is needed, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional evidence and examination regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, specifically needing authorization for private treatment records from Orlando Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
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