The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a head injury and to a compensable rating for his service-connected left knee disability must be remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination. The veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is dependent on the resolution of these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development was necessary to determine if the veteran's current problems are related to his documented in-service head injury and left knee disability, as well as whether any functional loss due to pain or weakness should be considered for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, residuals of shell fragment wound of the left knee area (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104887
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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