The Board has remanded the cases for further development to determine current severity of right knee disabilities, including post-total knee replacement ratings.
The deciding factor: The VA needs additional information and evidence to properly assess the current severity of the Veteran's right knee disabilities following a total knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee sprain with limitation of extension, right knee sprain with instability, right knee sprain with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23007249
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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 remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the records regarding when certain claims were filed and addressed. The Veteran is seeking earlier effective dates for service connection awards, but there are discrepancies in the documentation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further action due to inadequate VA examination and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to define terms pertinent to the evaluation of his conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to conflicting evidence regarding a purported December 2004 document.
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