The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the claims.
The deciding factor: The record is currently inadequate, and a remand is required to fulfill VA's duty to assist in developing the facts pertinent to the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0910909
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pneumonia with high fever, fatigue, crawling sensation in right lower extremity, bilateral knee chondromalacia, right wrist condition, and Achilles tendinitis as these conditions were not shown to be related to the veteran's active military service.
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