The Board has remanded the case for further evaluation and adjudication due to new evidence received after the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: New medical records relevant to treatment for knee symptoms and osteoarthritis were submitted after the most recent SSOC, necessitating their consideration in readjudicating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0426175
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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