The veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded to secure additional evidence regarding his left knee injury, including VA treatment records from the early 1970s. The claim for a compensable rating for his left wrist scar is also being remanded for an examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the need to obtain additional medical evidence and examinations to properly evaluate the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a left knee injury, scar residual of a left wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0816701
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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