The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional service medical records and to schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his left and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further investigation is needed to confirm or deny the presence of relevant service medical records, which may impact the determination of whether the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee replacement, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0412947
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee and ankle disabilities due to incomplete VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for left knee surgical scars and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including various musculoskeletal conditions and mental health disorders.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left knee replacement, Raynaud's syndrome, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea but granted service connection for Bell's palsy as secondary to a service-connected disability.
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