The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as a supplemental statement of the case was not issued, and further development is needed regarding the Veteran's left knee condition and employment information.
- Claimed conditions
- distal left femur and knee fracture residuals, left knee impairment with instability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001701
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Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability records. A new VA examination will be scheduled to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to the issuance of a supplemental statement of the case, which is considered part of the legacy appeal system.
- Denied
The veteran does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for assistance in acquiring specially adaptive housing due to his combined evaluation of 90 percent and lack of objectively demonstrated loss or use of either lower extremity.
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