The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities and whether they are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities may be related to service, but this requires further medical evaluation and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1023996
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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