The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional information about his work history and to implement the ratings as assigned in this decision.
The deciding factor: The TDIU claim has been raised by the record, but further development is needed before a determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial collateral ligament tear, left knee surgical repair, left knee meniscus condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064200
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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 Board granted an effective date of June 21, 2010, for a separate disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5258 for the Veteran's left knee meniscus condition.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, except for granting a 20% rating for right and left knee meniscus conditions from October 8, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining updated VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee medial collateral ligament tear is not manifest by arthritis resulting in occasional incapacitating exacerbations, flexion limited to 30 degrees, or extension limited to 15 degrees. As such, the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for this condition from July 3, 2014 to June 11, 2015 is denied.
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