The veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability, including of the right knee, is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and lack of verification of dates of active service prior to September 19, 1990.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and lack of verification of dates of active service prior to September 19, 1990 prevent a determination on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disability, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0002588
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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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