The veteran's claims for direct service connection, secondary service connection, and an effective date prior to March 27, 2002 for a 60% evaluation of left knee disability are REMANDED due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for direct service connection for a right knee disorder. The claims also require further examination to assess the relationship between the veteran's current right knee disorders and his service-connected left knee disability, as well as when the severity of postoperative residuals increased.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Left Knee Disability (Postoperative)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0330439
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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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