The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development and review of new evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been added to the claims file since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), and further development is required before a decision can be made on the Veteran's increased rating claims.
- Claimed conditions
- status post arthroscopy of the left knee for decompression of anserine bursitis and medial meniscus cyst with residual chondromalacia, degenerative arthritis and edema (left knee disability), limited extension, limited flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23020309
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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 several service connection claims for the Veteran's right ankle disability, including those for walking gait deformity, degenerative joint disease, limited extension, and limited flexion, all claimed as secondary to his right ankle. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for left knee instability and limited flexion is denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his service-connected knee disabilities and hearing loss. The appeal of service connection for a lumbar spine disability is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee strain with limited extension is rated at 10 percent, but no more. The effective date for this rating remains pending as the RO has not determined a specific effective date.
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