The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating a new opportunity for examination and review of evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of right knee, degenerative joint disease of lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020626
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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.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear from October 28, 2021. Other claims were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for additional development due to the need for medical opinions regarding potential radiation exposure and its impact on various disabilities. The claims will be reconsidered based on this new information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional evidence must be reviewed by the AOJ before a final decision can be made on the claims. The Veteran's service connection requests for various conditions are being remanded to allow for further development and consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease was granted a 100% rating from February 18, 2013 to June 25, 2015. The claims for increased ratings of his right and left knee disabilities are remanded.
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