Citation Nr: 21015021 Decision Date: 03/16/21 Archive Date: 03/16/21 DOCKET NO. 15-19 719 DATE: March 16, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent based on limitation of flexion of the right knee prior to August 10, 2019, is remanded. Entitlement to a compensable rating based on limitation of flexion of the right knee from August 10, 2019, to August 10, 2020, is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent based on limitation of flexion from August 10, 2020, is remanded. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 10, 2020, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active service from September 2002 to October 2002, November 2005 to April 2006, and September 2007 to December 2011. A Travel Board hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge was held in September 2018. The transcript has been associated with the record. Service connection is in effect for right knee instability and right knee strain with stress fracture and meniscal tear (limitation of extension) effective August 10, 2019, and right knee scar effective September 17, 2012. The Veteran has not indicated disagreement with the ratings or effective dates assigned for the separate ratings and they are not before the Board. The Board finds the record would benefit if additional information were obtained from the October 2020 VA examiner, notably the Veteran’s ranges of motion with passive motion and with and without weight-bearing. The claim for entitlement to a TDIU is intertwined with the claims above; it is held in abeyance pending completion of the development discussed below. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: Provide the claims file to the October 2020 VA examiner (or if unavailable an appropriate medical professional). If possible, the medical professional must provide the ranges of passive motion and motion with and without weightbearing from the December 2020 VA examination. If the examiner is unable to provide these ranges of motion, the Veteran should be scheduled for another VA examination to obtain the necessary information. T. REYNOLDS Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board N. Snyder, counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.