The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further development and readjudication, including providing proper notice of what evidence would be necessary to substantiate the elements required to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The prior denial was based on insufficient evidence linking the current disabilities to service. The veteran must provide evidence or a medical opinion indicating there is a relationship between the in-service right knee trauma and the current right knee disability, as well as evidence of a relationship between the current back disability and the right knee disability if granted.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of meniscectomy of the right knee, spondylolisthesis of L5 and S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0822764
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to an effective date prior to May 7, 2024, for service connection of residuals of meniscectomy of the right knee, right knee cartilage loss of the lateral femoral condyle, and right knee scars.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as they are rated at 20% and 10%, respectively, with a combined rating of 30%. The VA examiner found that the Veteran is currently employed in trucking.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA outpatient treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for an orthopedic examination to assess his right knee disability. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU will also be considered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his spondylolisthesis of L5 and S1 is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.
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