The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issues, including an earlier effective date for service connection and a secondary service connection claim.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence and examination are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's cardiac condition in relation to his service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis and instability of the right knee, cardiac condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0903533
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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