The Board has remanded the case due to new legal requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are pending.
The deciding factor: The VCAA requires additional notification and development action in all claims filed after its enactment date, including this one.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disorder, posttraumatic headaches, chondromalacia of the left knee with degenerative joint disease, chondromalacia of the right knee with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0127685
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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 for service connection of a mental disorder, sleep apnea, and migraine headache disability due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the service connection for a mental disorder was granted, which is considered a greater benefit and moots the issue of treatment eligibility.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Denied
The Veteran's posttraumatic headaches are currently rated at the highest schedular rating (50%) and no higher, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation. The appeal is denied.
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