The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions. His TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the knee claims.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the existing evidence, including the December 2020 VA examination, is inadequate for rating purposes and requires a new examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis with instability, right knee degenerative arthritis with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23040526
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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 Veteran is granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities, but denied SMC based on housebound status.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and initial compensable rating due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his right knee disability and associated scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 14, 2017, for the award of service connection for left knee degenerative arthritis with instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an extension of a temporary total disability rating based on convalescence and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria beyond July 31, 2020.
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