The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate reasons and bases in its denial of the veteran's increased rating claim, specifically addressing private medical evidence dated in August 2005 which provided a more dire prognosis regarding knee pain.
The deciding factor: The decision did not adequately address private medical evidence dated in August 2005 that provided a more dire prognosis for the veteran's knee condition and concluded that knee pain could only be effectively alleviated by bilateral knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes to the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0837497
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran seeks service connection for degenerative changes to his left knee, but the claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding his periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA.
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