The Veteran's service-connected headaches are rated at 50 percent, and he is granted a TDIU. The Board has also remanded the issues of increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities.,Increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for updated examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's testimony at a hearing, medical records, and examination results. The Veteran's headaches were rated as 50 percent disabling, and he is granted TDIU.,Increased ratings are being remanded because the most recent examinations did not consider all relevant factors such as frequency, duration, characteristics, severity, and/or functional loss related to flare-ups or repeated use.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22054458
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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