The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete records from Prattville Primary Medicine Associates. The Veteran's right total knee replacement is rated at 100% since March 12, 2013, and increased to 60% effective June 12, 2017.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have not been obtained for the evaluation of the Veteran's right total knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20070599
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 Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective February 19, 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional VA examinations are needed for the Veteran's left knee conditions and a TDIU claim. The right knee replacement cases have been remanded due to procedural issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected right total knee replacement is rated at 60 percent from June 1, 2009 through June 29, 2013. The case is remanded for further development regarding the increased rating and TDIU issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left total knee replacements, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his knee conditions and his military service.
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