The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right Total Knee Replacement (TKR).
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and information regarding the extent of the Veteran's TKR disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061439
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Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied increased disability ratings for the right knee arthroplasty and right TKR, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating in either case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right TKR is rated at 60 percent from August 1, 2018. The claim for a higher rating remains pending and will be remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran's right total knee replacement is still being evaluated for appropriate disability ratings.
- Denied
The Veteran's right TKR is currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.
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