The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of his conditions prior to September 14, 2019. The Veteran is also being asked to provide a retrospective opinion on the extent of his functional loss during flare-ups and after repetition over time.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical opinions are needed to determine the extent of the Veteran's range of motion loss due to flare-ups and repetitive use prior to September 14, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Traumatic Arthritis, Left Knee Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049492
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee meniscectomy disability is granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's prior claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis are denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his left knee conditions was denied. The appeals for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability were also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbosacral strain have been granted. The VA has also remanded the cases to obtain updated examinations to assess current severity of his left knee and right ankle disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, effective October 10, 2023. The decision also grants a TDIU for the same period.
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