The Board has restored a 10 percent rating for left knee laxity, effective October 24, 2018. The issue of an increased rating for left knee laxity is added to the Veteran's appeal.
The deciding factor: The reduction from 10 percent to noncompensable was improper due to inadequate evidence and lack of sustained material improvement under ordinary conditions of life.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee laxity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23043840
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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 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to higher ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and laxity due to a lack of sufficient evidence, including a retrospective medical opinion on functional loss during flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the failure of the Veteran to attend scheduled VA examinations. The issues include a trachea disorder, left knee laxity, DJD, DDD, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, urinary frequency, and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee laxity from June 12, 2015. The issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded.
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