The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development and consideration of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for residuals of a right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The veteran's testimony indicates that he served with the 6th Army Band in San Francisco, where he sustained a right knee injury. The Board is requesting additional records from his unit morning reports and medical records from Letterman Hospital to support his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0619558
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and outstanding Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's right knee injury during basic training is at least as likely as not related to service.
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