The veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder and cervical disorder were remanded for additional development, including providing the veteran with proper notice of his rights under VA law and scheduling him for an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disorders.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's claims as the last examination was performed over four years ago and new information regarding the veteran's service and symptoms has been provided since then.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder, cervical disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812905
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, bilateral knee, hip, shoulder, and ankle disorders as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
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