The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including issuance of a statement of the case (SOC) and an opportunity for the veteran to perfect his appeals on several issues.
The deciding factor: The RO has not had an opportunity to review all evidence associated with the claims file and issue a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). Additionally, no SOC has been issued to date. The veteran filed a notice of disagreement (NOD) to issues denied in a March 2004 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia, left knee chondromalacia, peripheral arterial occlusive disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0417012
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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 disability evaluations and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial rating for left knee limitation of extension and an increased rating for left knee chondromalacia.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for higher ratings of his left and right knee conditions, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions during flare-ups and employment history.
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