The Board has ordered further development due to incomplete records and will review the case again after obtaining any relevant inpatient clinical records from service hospitals.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed, specifically inpatient clinical records for treatment of left knee symptoms during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0500914
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee strain, finding that there is no evidence to support his claim and that the current condition is not related to his period of service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee strain, which developed during service and was treated in-service, is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service. As a result, the claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee strain is granted.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's current left knee problems are not related to his military service and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Granted
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