The issues of a disability rating higher than 60 percent for residuals of a right total knee arthroplasty and a TDIU prior to August 16, 2010 are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to clarify the Veteran's earnings from August 2009 to April 2012 and obtain outstanding medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a right total knee arthroplasty, Total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 16, 2010
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25005216
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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 Board has determined that additional development is needed to ensure compliance with prior remands and to provide a retrospective opinion regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The issues of increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities are being remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities was denied. The initial rating of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease from September 14, 2007 to December 3, 2007 and the subsequent 30 percent rating for residuals of a total knee arthroplasty from February 1, 2009 to October 19, 2009 were both denied.
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