The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence. The issues are seeking higher ratings for his service-connected left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified about worsening symptoms, suggesting a need for a current VA examination to assess the severity of his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury with subluxation, left knee injury with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23007169
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities due to incomplete examination findings, including lack of testing on passive motion, weight bearing, and non-weight bearing. The Veteran will need to undergo a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the left knee disability and the total unemployability issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA records and providing a VA orthopedic examination to address the current severity of any residuals of a left knee injury with degenerative joint disease. The examiner is also requested to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any right knee, left shoulder, cervical spine, or lumbar spine disorder is aggravated by the service-connected left knee disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.
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