The appeal was remanded for further development of the evidence, specifically to address the evidentiary standards regarding service connection.
The deciding factor: The August 2008 VA examination did not properly address the required evidentiary standards and thus the case must be remanded again for a new opinion that does so.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the fingers, hands, and knees
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0907499
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.
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- Dismissed
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