The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his right knee disabilities are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional VA medical examination is needed to determine the current severity and manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, including during flare-ups.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a total right knee replacement, right knee degenerative joint disease status post arthroscopic surgery prior to March 2, 2022, left knee meniscal tear status-post left meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23045818
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the right knee degenerative joint disease prior to November 1, 2018, and granted a 60 percent disability rating from November 1, 2018, to January 16, 2023, but denied a higher rating thereafter.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a total right knee replacement and for TDIU due to his service-connected residuals of a total right knee replacement. The AOJ is instructed to request completion of VA Form 21-8940 from the Veteran, review the additional evidence associated with the claims file since the issuance of the October 2020 SSOC, and readjudicate both claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various hip, knee, leg, spine, ankle, and foot disabilities due to inadequate opinions regarding their relationship to periods of active duty training (ACDUTRA) and inactive duty training (INACDUTRA).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to unclear nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities, including whether they are diseases or injuries incurred during periods of Active Duty Training (ACDUTRA) or Inactive Duty Training (INACDUTRA).
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