The Veteran's rating for his right knee disability, characterized as degenerative joint disease, based on limitation of extension, was reduced from 30 percent to 10 percent. The Board finds the reduction improper and restores the 30 percent rating effective April 1, 2018. The case is remanded for further examination and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find improvement in the Veteran's right knee disability as evidenced by chronic pain, worsening condition, and use of an assistive device (brace).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24005172
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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
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