The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and effective dates have been dismissed due to withdrawal of his claims. The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to higher initial ratings for service-connected left knee meniscal tear, joint osteoarthritis, and an effective date prior to December 14, 2011, for the grant of service connection for right knee meniscal tear, joint osteoarthritis, and right knee anterior cruciate ligament.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings and effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscal tear, right knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee meniscal tear, left knee joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23007029
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee meniscal tear and denied his request for an increased rating for left knee laxity.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee disability, left knee arthritis, and bilateral knee instability. The decision is based on the Veteran's competent and credible lay evidence regarding the onset of symptoms in service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for left knee meniscal tear from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper and restored the original 20 percent rating. The right knee disability and low back disorder issues are remanded.
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