The Board remands the issues of increased disability ratings for various conditions due to a failure to substantially comply with previous directives.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide the Veteran a Supplemental Statement of the Case as required, necessitating a remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, spondylosis, and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Right knee meniscus tear/repair and residual osteoarthritis, Right knee total arthroplasty, Left knee meniscus tear/repair and residual osteoarthritis, Left knee residuals of semilunar cartilage removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25006931
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (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.
- Denied
The appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 70 percent from June 4, 2015, to July 12, 2022, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with persistent depressive disorder was denied.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD warranted an initial disability rating of 70 percent, but no higher, for the period prior to August 8, 2019. The Board also granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance from July 14, 2014.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for PTSD, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, and service connection for left and right lower extremity restless leg syndrome.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder was granted a 100 percent rating, while the low back condition and associated radiculopathy were denied increased ratings. SMC at the housebound rate was also granted.
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