The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and whether his acquired psychiatric disorder is related to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly decided on any specific theory of service connection (direct, secondary, etc.), but it has been remanded for further development which includes considering a secondary service connection claim for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1033223
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, for rescheduling of VA medical examinations.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for service connection for a back disability, to include back strain; a right ankle disability; a right knee disability; and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD were denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, due to a need for additional evidence.
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