The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to lack of recent examinations and outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded because the last VA examination was in June 2000, and there are no current examinations. Additionally, there are outstanding private treatment records that need to be obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the right patella, chondromalacia of the left patella, uterine fibroids, chronic yeast infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0740131
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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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