The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of bilateral hearing loss and service connection for degenerative arthritis of the knees are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of the claimed degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees, as well as the current severity of the service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0726072
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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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