The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and lack of medical evidence, requiring further development.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient information regarding the veteran's service dates and missing medical records from his treatment period.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603100
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 service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic right knee disorder, finding that there was no medical link between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic lumbar spine disorder, chronic cervical spine disorder, chronic right shoulder disorder, chronic left knee disorder, and chronic right knee disorder. The evidence did not show a diagnosis of these conditions during or within one year after the Veteran's separation from active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic right knee disorder, as there was no evidence of such a condition during active service or within one year of discharge and the current condition was not shown to be related to any inservice injury.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.