The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to procedural deficiencies in VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: Procedural deficiencies in VCAA notice have been identified, requiring further action by the RO/AMC.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired right knee disorder, bilateral hammer toes, second digit
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0420087
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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.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right knee injury due to new and material evidence submitted since the August 1984 rating decision. However, the claim was denied as there is no evidence linking the current condition to an in-service injury or any incident.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic acquired bilateral knee disorders, finding that the preexisting conditions were not aggravated by active service and that there was no evidence of a nexus to service.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired right knee disorder in service or for many years thereafter, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board determined that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired right knee disorder linked to service, and denied his claim for service connection.
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