The appeal is remanded for further development and adjudication of the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease, Left knee, chondromalacia of the patella, tendonitis, and patellar femoral pain syndrome, Left wrist tendonitis, quiescent, with limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0906133
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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