The veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right and left knees have been previously denied. The RO is instructed to send a VCAA notice letter correcting the previous denials, as well as obtain SSA records related to his disability benefits claim.
The deciding factor: The RO must correct the previous denial by providing accurate information about the bases of the previous denials and informing the veteran of the evidence necessary to substantiate the elements found to be unsubstantiated in the previous denial.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, right knee, degenerative arthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0805013
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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
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