The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and updating employment history. A VA examination will also be scheduled to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed from the Veteran and requested it to ensure a comprehensive review of his case.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right knee replacement, residuals of a left knee fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1011257
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection on four separate conditions (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney disease, and right knee replacement) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and/or a special home adaptation grant is being remanded due to the need for further examination to determine his eligibility based on service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and occupational experience during the period on appeal prior to October 1, 2016. Therefore, TDIU was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's residuals of a right knee replacement are rated at 60 percent, but no higher. The issues of TDIU and SMC based on aid and attendance have been remanded.
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