The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a service-connected left knee condition and TDIU from April 14, 2011 through May 18, 2015 due to the need for an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that good cause has been provided for the Veteran's failure to appear for scheduled examinations, necessitating a remand for another attempt at scheduling or a records-review examination based on all evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25002404
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (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
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