The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee conditions is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of regulatory changes.
The deciding factor: Regulatory changes have been made to the rating criteria, necessitating that the Veteran be evaluated under the current effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee tricompartmental degenerative joint disease, residuals of a left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21074655
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted ratings for the Veteran's left knee conditions and right knee instability, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.
- Partly granted
Service connection for the veteran's left knee disability is granted. The issues of hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded for further examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking to have the June 2010 rating decision, which denied service connection for left knee tricompartmental degenerative joint disease, revised due to clear and unmistakable error. The appeal involves allegations of CUE in the original decision based on a May 2010 VA examiner's opinion linking the Veteran's condition to military service. The Board is remanding the case to obtain clarification on the dates of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left knee tricompartmental degenerative joint disease was denied. The Board found that the disability did not exceed a noncompensable (0%) evaluation, as it was consistent with the pre-aggravation extent of disability. For TDIU, the criteria were met due to multiple service-connected disabilities rendering him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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