The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and need for clarification of recent medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and need for clarification of recent medical evidence have been identified, necessitating further examination and review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee arthrotomy, traumatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634411
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical evidence and conduct further examinations for the Veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities. The claims are being returned to the RO for this purpose.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues of service connection for a low back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), increased disability evaluations for traumatic arthritis of the left knee and right knee, and an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability prior to July 21, 2003 was manifested by pain and slight limitation of flexion with minimal effusion of the joint. The Board denied a higher rating.
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