The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's knee conditions, including evaluations and TDIU. The decision is based on needing to verify the Veteran's contact information and obtain any returned mail.
The deciding factor: The need for verification of the Veteran's contact information and obtaining returned mail was identified as necessary for proper adjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- total arthroplasty, left knee, total arthroplasty, right knee, left knee subluxation, right knee meniscal tear, postoperative with instability, bilateral knee arthroplasty scars associated with total arthroplasty, right knee, scar, left knee (underlying soft tissue damage) associated with total arthroplasty, left knee, scar, right knee (underlying soft tissue damage) associated with total arthroplasty, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- 26000828
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because his requests to appeal were not timely filed, and he did not provide good cause for the delay.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of service connection for the veteran's left knee strain extension, right knee strain extension, left knee strain flexion, right knee strain flexion, left knee subluxation, right knee subluxation, left shoulder strain, and tinnitus back to February 16, 2023.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for the service connection of left knee subluxation and left knee joint osteoarthritis was dismissed due to untimely filing.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 10 percent disability rating for right knee subluxation effective July 27, 2023, and TDIU. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the same condition was denied.
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