The Board has remanded the case to the RO for consideration of new evidence submitted by the veteran, and the RO will then issue a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: The veteran elected to have the newly submitted evidence reviewed by the RO rather than having it considered by the Board first.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee pain, residuals of left foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0732459
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot hammer toe and bilateral knees are remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as their relationship to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection are being remanded due to scheduling conflicts preventing VA examinations, and the claim for a higher rating based on multiple noncompensable disabilities is inextricably intertwined with other pending claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for various knee and leg conditions is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination. The Veteran seeks service connection for adjustment disorder, left knee meniscus tear post-surgery, bilateral lower extremity instability, internal derangement of the left knee, bilateral knee pain, and decreased flexibility of legs.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the AOJ failing to obtain relevant private treatment records from Dr. K.
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