The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and clarification of the appellant's service connection claim due to incomplete documentation and lack of recent medical evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2005
- Citation
- 0501403
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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 has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records, specifically those from UC Davis Medical Group and Dr. Boyd, which are necessary to determine the history of the Veteran's right knee condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records, specifically those from UC Davis Medical Group and Dr. Boyd, which are necessary to determine the history of the Veteran's right knee condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied as his combined service-connected disability rating does not meet the schedular or extraschedular criteria for a TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for various knee and ankle conditions, as well as a wrist injury. The Board found that the evidence supported these findings.
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