The Board has remanded the issues of whether the reduction in the rating for postoperative right knee condition, from 20 percent to 0 percent, effective June 1, 2011, was proper and entitlement to a higher rating for the Veteran’s service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of whether the March 2011 rating reduction for the right knee was proper. The appropriate course of action is to defer adjudication of these issues until the issue of the rating reduction has been properly adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074108
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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